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Mylana Chico is a reporter with PolitiFact West Virginia and a student at West Virginia University.

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West Virginia Republican Party
stated on April 5, 2019 in a tweet:

"West Virginia spends more tax dollars on public education than all but 13 other states and the District of Columbia."

By Mylana Chico • May 10, 2019
Mike Romano
stated on February 2, 2019 in a tweet:

In the state rankings for ACT test scores, West Virginia "is 30th. Which states are listed in the bottom? 15 states with charter schools."

By Mylana Chico • April 4, 2019
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on January 22, 2019 in a tweet:

"Thanks to successful federal, state, and local efforts, preliminary statistics show opioid overdose deaths are down 8.5% in West Virginia."

By Mylana Chico • February 22, 2019
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on January 3, 2019 in an op-ed:

"Our economy is growing at its fastest pace in nearly four years. Unemployment is at an all-time low."

By Erica Anderson • February 4, 2019

Fact-checking Jim Justice's state of the state address

By Louis Jacobson • January 10, 2019

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