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Fact check: South Dakota’s COVID-19 infection, jobless stats aren’t as good as claimed – USA TODAY

A popular meme notes that South Dakota didn’t have any stay-at-home orders (true) and that it has had hardly any COVID-19 (false).

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South Dakota Gov. Noem provides a daily coronavirus update on Tuesday.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
The claim: South Dakota took minimal government action to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and yet had the lowest spread of coronavirus while losing the fewest jobs.
A meme that brags on South Dakota related to coronavirus that was widely shared on social media weeks ago is popular again. It reads: South Dakota never did lockdowns. Four cases per 100,000 ppl, lowest in nation and lowest job losses in…

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