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Multiple Outlets, Journalists, Push False Stat that GDP Fell 32.9% in Q2; It Fell 9.5%

Joseph Vazquez | July 30, 2020

It turns out the news media can’t even report bad news without making it worse. Multiple outlets pushed a false statistic that U.S. GDP fell 32.9 percent in the second quarter.

Fact: It fell 9.5 percent. Not 32.9 percent. The 32.9…