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David McKinley stated on August 10, 2021 in a tweet:

“Overdose deaths in WV are up 45% from the prior year.”

By John Brumley, Danny Kuhn• October 5, 2021

Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2020 in a text post:

Says Joe Biden “made it clear..No More Coal Fired Power Plants!! So, No More Coal!! Wake Up WV, PA,OH, KY”

By Hayat Norimine• October 2, 2020

David McKinley stated on September 09, 2020 in a tweet:

"Nearly 800 million opioid pills were shipped to WV, amounting to 433 pills for every man, woman, and child in the state.”

By Camren Gandee, Julia Manley• October 15, 2020

Kayla Young stated on November 05, 2025 in an X post:

West Virginia is “the only state losing population.”

By Trent Ao• November 21, 2025

Jim Justice stated on August 22, 2019 in a tweet:

"Our WV highways rank 16th in the country in a national survey of highway systems, up 20 spots from last year’s ranking! This ranking affirms all the hard work we’ve done, and that we continue to do, fixing our state’s roads."

By Claudia Breaux, Olivia Vigna• October 1, 2019

Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 12, 2021 in an op-ed:

“In West Virginia, a gallon of gas is nearly one dollar more than it was a year ago, and we’re paying about 30 cents more for a gallon of milk than we did at this time last year.”

By Maxwell Ionno, Olivia Murray• October 5, 2021

Jim Justice stated on March 04, 2021 in a tweet:

West Virginia “is the only state to decline in population over the last 70 years”

By Duncan Slade• March 25, 2021

Jim Justice stated on November 09, 2018 in a tweet:

"As of September 2018, there are 6,683 WV children in foster care — 1,415 of whom are legally eligible for adoption."

By Matt Minard• January 10, 2019

West Virginia Democratic Party stated on July 10, 2020 in a tweet:

“Under the leadership of @WVGovernor Justice, West Virginia now has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread from person to person than any other state.”

By Patrick Orsagos• July 27, 2020

Jim Justice stated on September 19, 2018 in a tweet:

"WV's tourism industry grew at a rate 30% above the national rate in 2017. This increase reversed a four-year decline in which travel-generated spending fell more than $600 million."

By Matt Minard• December 14, 2018

Joe Manchin stated on September 09, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"West Virginia Department of Education reported over 10,000 children and youth have been identified as homeless for the 2018-2019 school year."

By Alayna Degenhardt, Farrah Frattaroli• October 11, 2019

Jim Justice stated on December 04, 2019 in a campaign ad:

"Jim Justice is the first West Virginia governor to fight for pay raises for educators."

By Katherine Baile, Autumn Cecil• December 17, 2019

Kendra Fershee stated on September 19, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"Poverty in WV is more than 5% higher than the national average."

By Jamie Green, Liz Newton• November 1, 2018

Mitch Carmichael stated on February 14, 2019 in an interview with WV MetroNews:

In West Virginia, "our students enter in at fourth grade the first time they’re tested, 37th or 38th in the nation—which is not good, but it’s not horrible. By the time they’re in the 8th grade, they’re 46th or 47th, and then upon 11th grade testing they’re near last."

By Al Bernardi• April 3, 2019

West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 14, 2018 in a tweet:

"West Virginia added the highest percentage of new construction jobs in 2017 in the United States, at 14.4%. This amounted to 4,300 additional jobs! In fact, #WV was the only state with double-digit growth!"

By Adrianne Uphold• November 2, 2018

X posts stated on August 30, 2021 in on social media:

“Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.”

By Duncan Slade• September 2, 2021

Joe Manchin stated on August 28, 2022 in a tweet:

“WV families making less than $400K & small businesses will NOT be targeted by the IRS.”

By Amanda Boring• October 18, 2022

Facebook posts stated on March 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“A West Virginia inspection sticker on an Uber” proves the car was not in Ukraine.

By Gabrielle Settles• March 17, 2022

Joe Manchin stated on October 03, 2018 in a tweet:

West Virginia "has the highest overdose rate per capita of any state in our nation."

By Davis Versprille• November 1, 2018

West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 04, 2018 in a tweet:

"In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016."

By Alanna Longnecker, Adrianne Uphold• September 20, 2018

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