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Meme Distorts Facts on Refugees, Social Security

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A meme circulating on Facebook gives the false impression that there is no cap on the number of refugees that can be admitted to the U.S., and that Social Security beneficiaries did not receive a cost-of-living increase this year.


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A meme that was only partially true at the time it was created is still circulating three years later, when none of what

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