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Journalist from Georgia

Don Lemon is a CNN anchor based in Atlanta and New York City.

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False

Shooting from the hip

Lemon

"I was able to go and buy an automatic weapon … Most people can go out and buy an automatic weapon."

— PunditFact on Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

Mostly True

More school usually means more pay

Lemon

"A high school dropout makes on average $19,000 a year, a high school graduate makes $28,000 a year, a college graduate makes $51,000 a year."

— PolitiFact Georgia on Friday, August 2nd, 2013

True

Federal data generally backs him up

Lemon

"More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock."

— PolitiFact National on Monday, July 29th, 2013

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The facts on advertiser boycotts against cable news networks

On the heels of Rep. Ilhan Omar's suggestion that companies stop advertising on Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight," we examined the facts behind advertiser boycotts.