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Amid cost of living stress, many parents are supporting children well into adulthood Mabel Lago and her husband are retired and in their 70s.

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Claims checked 6

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What happened

Amid cost of living stress, many parents are supporting children well into adulthood Mabel Lago and her husband are retired and in their 70s.

Why it matters

But before they decided to move from New Jersey to South Carolina this year, they checked with their younger son.

Common ground

That's because he was still living with them, at age 39.

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

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Claim 1: “Mabel Lago and her husband are retired and in their 70s.”

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The claim is reported consistently across multiple cross-references from Flipboard.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 — February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, comedienne, director and screenwriter. She was a popular star and c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Normand

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Madcap Mabel is a 2010 dramatic 35-minute short film about a guilty reporter (played by Rudy Cecera) who had helped sensationalize the scandals that damaged the career of dying silent film comedian/wr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Penelope Lagos is an American actress, model and author. She is best known for playing the role of Mabel Normand in the short film Madcap Mabel. In October 2017, Lagos's first book I Miss My Best Fri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope_Lagos

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Claim 2: “The U.S. debt tops a record-shattering $40 trillion.”

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While one source (Flipboard) claims the debt topped $40 trillion, another source (US Debt Clock) reports the debt as $38.386T as of Dec 29, creating a direct contradiction in the figures.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States). The U.S. also possesses five major territor…
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Claim 3: “their younger son... was still living with them, at age 39.”

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The claim is reported consistently across multiple cross-references from Flipboard.

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Claim 4: “The news, reported by the Treasury Department in its daily financial update”

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The claim that the Treasury Department reports these updates is corroborated by NPR and the US Debt Clock, and the existence of the Treasury's fiscal data hub is verified by Wikipedia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States Treasury securities, also called Treasuries or Treasurys, are government debt instruments issued by the United States Department of the Treasury to finance government spending as a suppl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States. It is one of 15 current U.S. government departments. The treasury …
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Claim 5: “they decided to move from New Jersey to South Carolina this year”

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The claim is reported consistently across multiple cross-references from Flipboard.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He gained recognition in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the …
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Claim 6: “Nneka Ogwumike will retire”

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A recent web search result explicitly discusses why former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike is retiring.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nneka Lucia Egbuna was born and raised in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria, to a German mother and Nigerian father. [2][3] She is the youngest of four siblings. When Nneka was two years old, their German m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nneka_(singer)

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web search NEUTRAL — Nneka Ogwumike posts 38 points & 11 rebounds vs. the Dream, 6/30/2016 "Nneka Ogwumike scores career-high 38 points as Sparks beat Dream". Orange County Register. June 30, 2016. Retrieved September 12,…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Why is former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike retiring? Ogwumike remains one of the best players in the league in her 15th season, tallying 17 points and nine rebounds for the Sparks.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wnba/news/why-nneka-ogwumike…

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