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@nytimes reporter, formerly @PolitiFact Qiups are my own. What should I check? factcheck @nytimes .com

Washington, DC
Joined July 2013
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
3 years
The article says the voters forgot to date the ballots but they "were otherwise completed properly, enclosed in both the return and secrecy envelopes, and postmarked by Nov. 3."
@kayleighmcenany
Kayleigh McEnany
3 years
Election Day was November 3rd. This is plainly reckless and undermines faith in the system: Heavily Democrat “Allegheny County Board of Elections has voted to count more than 2,000 ballots without dates.”
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Linda Qiu
4 years
"I was joking" or "being sarcastic" is a common excuse used by the president when backed into a corner i.e. asking Russia to hack Clinton, when he said a border wall was being built in Colorado, about Dems giving undocumented immigrants cars
@ddale8
Daniel Dale
4 years
Asked about his comments about injecting disinfectant, Trump says, "I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you, just to see what would happen." That's just a lie. Here's the transcript.
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
5 years
she was born in california...which is in the united states...which is the requirement
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Linda Qiu
7 years
Trump tells NYT Bill O'Reilly shouldn't have settled Trump settled on Trump U
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Linda Qiu
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SNAP recipients in 32 states will lose an average of $82 per person monthly tomorrow. Food banks are bracing for a surge in demand.
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Linda Qiu
4 years
We annotated/fact-checked The Letter
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Linda Qiu
4 years
Trump's rallies demonstrate the scale and the relentless drumbeat of the lies, how they can morph from exaggerated to false to absurd, how he hyperbolizes perfectly accurate claims because the truth isn't good enough
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Linda Qiu
4 years
"We closed that border a while ago" Trump says of travel restrictions on Europe announced two nights ago that won't take effect until midnight tonight.
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
2 years
A handful of protestors have gathered outside of Justice Kavanaugh’s house (cops outnumber protestors)
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
7 years
President Trump clocked at least 1 false/misleading claim a day -- except days when he went golfing
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
4 years
@davelevinthal @SenatorBurr @FEC @publicintegrity Doc Antle has also given to Burr! (Joe Exotic appears to have not ever given to a political campaign, not even his own...)
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
Omg. Never thought I'd get to post this again but Trump just repeated the last claim I fact checked during the election: That he draws bigger crowds than Beyonce/Jay Z
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Linda Qiu
6 years
IRS: Audits do not prevent individuals from sharing their own tax information.
@mkraju
Manu Raju
6 years
"The president's taxes are still under audit," Sarah Sanders, still claiming that an audit is preventing Trump from releasing his tax returns
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Linda Qiu
6 years
Did we miss anything from #Sotu or #DemRebuttal ? Email factcheck dot nytimes dot com
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
7 years
He has not signed most bills ever. US taxes not the highest in the world. Cohn did not have to pay $200 m to join WH
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
As we noted last year, this $110b figuren is super inflated and, even if materialized, would create jobs in Saudi Arabia, not the USA
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Aaron Rupar
6 years
TRUMP: "Again, this took place in Turkey, and to the best of our knowledge Khashoggi is not a US citizen, is that right? He's a permanent resident, okay... as to whether we should stop $110b from being spent in this country, that would not be acceptable to me."
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Linda Qiu
3 years
By this logic, Michigan should be put in Hillary Clinton's Win column in 2016 as many counties also used Dominion that year
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
3 years
These states in question should immediately be put in the Trump Win column. Biden did not win, he lost by a lot!
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Linda Qiu
7 years
the avg truck driver would need to work and not spend any $ for 133 yrs to amass an estate large enough to be taxed
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
7 years
Trump falsely says "I don't benefit " from tax plan. + a few other fact checks
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
4 years
4 inaccurate/misleading claims in one tweet! (IG has worked for both R and D admins, death count for h1n1 in US was ~12.5K , report specifically was about hospital experience and "not a review of HHS response," & needless to say not "fake")
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
4 years
Why didn’t the I.G., who spent 8 years with the Obama Administration (Did she Report on the failed H1N1 Swine Flu debacle where 17,000 people died?), want to talk to the Admirals, Generals, V.P. & others in charge, before doing her report. Another Fake Dossier!
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Linda Qiu
6 years
Trump just suggested concealed carry for teachers in schools.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
8 years
Crooked Hillary said that I want guns brought into the school classroom. Wrong!
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
8 years
Playing "You Can't Always Get What You Want" basically reaffirmed what I wrote about here #RNCinCLE
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
Please tell the President of the United States that he's off by $50 billion (trade deficit was $101 billion)
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
Please tell Prime Minister Trudeau and President Macron that they are charging the U.S. massive tariffs and create non-monetary barriers. The EU trade surplus with the U.S. is $151 Billion, and Canada keeps our farmers and others out. Look forward to seeing them tomorrow.
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Linda Qiu
6 years
Less than 5% of small businesses pay this rate (which is the top marginal, not effective)
@SpeakerRyan
Paul Ryan
6 years
Right now, if you own a small business, your top effective tax rate can go as high as 44.6%. That's crazy, and it has got to end.
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
7 years
This tweet is not accurate. More here:
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
7 years
My first order as President was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before....
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Linda Qiu
7 years
Trump leaves out "many sides" in his recitation of own Saturday comments after Charlottesville
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Linda Qiu
6 years
Yexit
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
5 years
"Super Bowl" implies that there's a winner...
@mlcalderone
Michael Calderone
5 years
"Fact-checkers prepare for their version of the Super Bowl," @jaketapper says ahead of Trump address
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
The United States has won abut 91% of cases it brought to the WTO since 1995
@willmauldin
Will Mauldin
6 years
Trump on @WTO today: "The World Trade Organization makes it almost impossible for us to do good business. We lose the cases, we don't have the judges. We have a minority of judges. It's almost as bad as the 9th Circuit."
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
Amazing. The NYT's general fact-check email has been auto-added (or added by someone) to a fundraising mailing list for Trump's 2020 campaign -- and our name in that database is"Truth."
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
8 years
Josh Lyman is supporting Hillary Clinton. But more importantly, the post-Bartlett years have been kind to Josh.
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
Trump’s tax law delivered a huge tax break to Amazon, according to ITEP
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business!
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Linda Qiu
7 years
Trump: Obamacare "is exploding right now" It's not
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
"Shoplifting is considered a relatively minor crime in China, and foreigners convicted of minor crimes are often deported rather than given prison sentences."
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
perhaps she is thinking of 空谈误国, 实干兴邦 (empty talk leads the country astray, hard work helps)?
@IvankaTrump
Ivanka Trump
6 years
“Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it.” -Chinese Proverb
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Linda Qiu
6 years
fact check: this is exaggerated. sometimes we can be obnoxious, but generally are ok ppl
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
7 years
This photo of a shark in Houston after Harvey is a hoax that dates back to 2011
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
4 years
"I've always known it was a pandemic" even before others thought it was one, says Trump who previously said that cases were going down and an outbreak in the US wasn't inevitable.
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
As far as I can tell, the only thing he did re commercial aviation was a proposal to privatize air traffic control and that stalled in Congress
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news - it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record!
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Linda Qiu
6 years
Well, Rick Saccone, Ed Gillespie, Roy Moore and Luther Strange (whom Trump endorsed in AL primary before endorsing Moore in general) all lost
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
5 for 5!
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Linda Qiu
7 years
Because this isn't true?
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
Trump, in Duluth, amped up a previously dubious claim to a false one: saying patients could not access to experimental drugs before he passed Right to Try legislation. FDA actually approves 99 percent of requests through an existing program
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
4 years
Still in awe of @GlennKesslerWP , @rizzoTK and @mmkelly22 for undertaking this colossal project — now bound and soon available in bookstores and online! Congrats you guys!
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
5 years
Trump, about a week into lambasting Schiff as treasonous for misquoting, has a history of making up quotes as well (i.e. Ilhan Omar on Al Qaeda, Rep. Al Green on impeachment, James Clapper on spygate)
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
3 years
of course Trump's farewell speech includes the perennial falsehood of the "largest" tax cut in history
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
4 years
true service journalism
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CNN
4 years
An Australian newspaper has printed an extra eight pages to be used as toilet paper after coronavirus fears prompted customers to bulk buy supplies, leaving some supermarket shelves bare.
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Linda Qiu
6 years
why are there more tweets about bert than ernie?
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
5 years
These two claims from Trump cannot be true at the same time: -Schumer has flip-flopped because he supported 2006 fencing, which is the same thing as the wall -No other administration has ever built any wall because 2006 fencing is not the wall
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
5 years
...The Steel Barrier, or Wall, should have been built by previous administrations long ago. They never got it done - I will. Without it, our Country cannot be safe. Criminals, Gangs, Human Traffickers, Drugs & so much other big trouble can easily pour in. It can be stopped cold!
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Linda Qiu
5 years
. @Phillies fan @kenvogel sad and humbled for Halloween in the face of @Nationals glory. #SadBryceHarper #NatsWonTheFight
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
Trump is now over the 3,000 false claims mark, per WaPo FactChecker
@GlennKesslerWP
Glenn Kessler
6 years
With 994 days left in his term, it's quite possible the president will top 10,000 false or misleading claims at his current pace.
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
4 years
Udderly false
@NYTnickc
Nick Corasaniti
4 years
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
Can we pay attention to this please? My home county is burning
@10News
ABC 10News San Diego
6 years
UPDATE: 5 people found dead in vehicles burned by #CampFire in Northern California
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
7 years
Spicer citing news reports that prove wiretapping claims -- here's why that's misleading
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
5 years
He appears to be talking about a WaPo poll that showed 58% support inquiry. That 25% refers to *Republicans and Republican-leaning independents*
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
5 years
Only 25 percent want the President Impeached, which is pretty low considering the volume of Fake News coverage, but pretty high considering the fact that I did NOTHING wrong. It is all just a continuation of the greatest Scam and Witch Hunt in the history of our Country!
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
The White House economic report, which Trump signed, specifically says “Focusing only on the trade in goods alone ignores the United States’ comparative advantage in services.” More here:
@PressSec45
Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived
6 years
In the briefing I said I would provide the trade deficit number we have with Canada. In 2017 we had a $17.58 B trade deficit. In January 2018 we had a$3.63 B trade deficit. Both reflect trade in goods. Which is exactly what @POTUS referenced.
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Linda Qiu
4 years
The fact was stated in a 2018 report by the US Civil Rights Commission and letter directly addressed to Trump
@jaketapper
Jake Tapper
4 years
Studies say black men are anywhere from 2.5 - 3.5 x more likely to be killed by law enforcement than are white men.
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Linda Qiu
6 years
i had so many good puns for this (trump's claims to naval grads were knot true/not anchored in truth; trump floats battery of false claims) alas
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
Once again, President Trump's claim that his tax cuts were "the biggest in history" as he just claimed at CPAC is not true
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
The Trump falsehood inflation rate may be higher than real inflation rate. Examples: -1st R to win Wisc. in 38 yrs, then 44, then 50 -NY truck attacker brought 22 ppl through chain migration, then 24, then 32 -US Steel opening 6 plants, then 7, then "literally on a daily basis"
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Linda Qiu
4 years
In 2010, I graduated high school and failed my driving test (for the second time). Today, I work for the NYT, am engaged and still can't drive.
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Linda Qiu
1 year
Priced out of owning his own farm, Nathaniel Bankhead told me the current landscape for agricultural workers like himself is a form of "digital feudalism"
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
4 years
The number of swine flu deaths in the US according to Trump: March 5: "nearly 13,000" (accurate) March 13: "14,000" Today: "17,000"
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
7 years
US is also not the "highest corporate taxed nation," though the rate is among the highest
@DavidCornDC
David Corn
7 years
Orwellian. . @PressSec asked why Trump keeps falsely saying the US is "highest taxed nation in the world." She says US is "highest corporate taxed nation" in developed world. Told that is different than what DJT claims, she says, "we have to disagree." No one hoots.
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Linda Qiu
5 years
"I haven't seen Biden's poll numbers" says President Trump who has retweeted about Biden's poll numbers
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
5 years
Reagan in 1980 debate: Rather than talking about putting a fence, why don't we make it possible for them to come here legally with a work permit?
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
5 years
Even President Ronald Reagan tried for 8 years to build a Border Wall, or Fence, and was unable to do so. Others also have tried. We will get it done, one way or the other!
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
this obit by @harrisondsmith is extraordinary
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
Evergreen casting call: Readers can (and should!) submit claims you're unsure about/want fact-checked to factcheck dot nytimes dot com.
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
Here's Trump calling Obama "disgraceful" in 2015 for not ordering the White House flag lowered for fallen soldiers (Obama did eventually, for 4 days)
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
5 years
My best guesses, he's either talking about a) a border wall project along the Colorado RIVER b) redirecting $$ from a Colorado military project to the wall c) a proposal from the 1930s d) an April fools joke from a local blog
@ddale8
Daniel Dale
5 years
Alert: The president said a couple minutes ago, "We're building a wall in Colorado. We're building a beautiful wall. A big one that really works."
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Linda Qiu
4 years
Trump's claims on the coronavirus from January to last night, fact-checked and in context (we will continue to update this)
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
7 years
Pavarotti’s family told Donald Trump to stop using Pavarotti’s music
@tackettdc
Michael Tackett
7 years
"Pavaratti, friend of mine,” Trump says
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
"never met" is a stretch: one was an Apprentice contestant, several were Miss USA contestants, one interviewed him, and one has a photo of them together
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia - so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don’t know and/or have never met. FAKE NEWS!
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Linda Qiu
6 years
Speaking as a proud alum, @ChicagoMaroon has been killing it recently with their Steve Bannon scoop and now this
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
5 years
For this to work, you'd need an army to visit diff polling locations, memorize the names and addresses of ppl they're impersonating, produce fake IDs or forge signatures, and be ok with committing perjury (up to 5 yrs in prison and/or $10K fine)
@GlennKesslerWP
Glenn Kessler
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🤔 @POTUS : “When people get in line that have absolutely no right to vote and they go around in circles. Sometimes they go to their car, put on a different hat, put on a different shirt, come in and vote again. Nobody takes anything. It’s really a disgrace what’s going on.”
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Linda Qiu
6 years
I spent five hours working an itemized spreadsheet for this before a very nice spox gave me the relevant info. We *excelled* together.
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
5 years
Even if USMCA will produce $25B worth of additional revenue for the wall -- which is doubtful -- that still wouldn't be Mexico paying for it
@arappeport
Alan Rappeport
5 years
"There are a number of things that we've looked at," @PressSec says when trying to explain how the new Nafta deal will pay for the wall because new revenue. She says that US taxpayers won't actually paying for it.
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Linda Qiu
6 years
Trump: 80% of apprehended immigrants never show up to immigration hearings. More like 20 to 40%
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
lol @kenvogel just end a call intended for Op-Ed and directed to him with "Go Eagles"
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
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For two years, school lunches were free for 30M students. Last fall, amid high food prices & record inflation, that ended. A look at some of the families and districts struggling to keep kids fed under the change.
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Linda Qiu
6 years
trying to figure out how to receive calls from skype and google suggests i may have bigger issues
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
Trump is not solely responsible for NATO allies upping contributions. It's been agreed upon since Sept 2014
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
2 years
The Biden administration has committed a lot of $ to "climate-smart" farming. I talked with some farmers & experts about what that means/whether it can work. (Also check out those god rays on the cows!)
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
4 years
@kylegriffin1 The transcript of this shows he was responding to a question about cuts at the CDC and other health agencies, not the NSC's pandemic team.
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
As Trump continues to repeat this FALSE claim, I'm gonna pin this fact-check from last June so I won't have to keep retweeting it
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Linda Qiu
4 years
I am at Costco and the guy in front of us at checkout just bought a handle of liquor and bulk condoms
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Linda Qiu
6 years
How my hilarious and terrific editor @jakesNYT reminds me of NYT style
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
5 years
Watching and hearing @EricaLG and @ktbenner report this story over weeks was inspiring. Reading the final product — detailing the abuse, the fraud, the preying on dreams, the merchandising of racist stereotypes —was infuriating and heartbreaking
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@YLindaQiu
Linda Qiu
6 years
Trump says countries haven't reimbursed US for defense before him. South Korea, for example, had been paying $800 million annually
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