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Kenneth Harmonay is a reporter with PolitiFact West Virginia and a student at West Virginia University.

Featured Statements

Joe Manchin
stated on March 29, 2019 in a tweet:

"19% of WVians rely on SNAP," or food stamps.

By Patrick Downey • May 10, 2019
Brian Joseph
stated on February 10, 2019 in a newspaper interview:

"The catalytic converter used in automobiles was invented in West Virginia."

By Patrick Downey • March 27, 2019
Joe Manchin
stated on January 2, 2019 in a tweet:

The partial government shutdown in early 2019 affected "18,000 federal employees in West Virginia."

By Patrick Downey • February 20, 2019

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

By Louis Jacobson • January 10, 2019