Statement·other·said 2019-11-20
“20 years out, whites who borrowed money, 94% of them have paid off their student loan debt; 5% of African Americans have paid it off.”
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Mixedby PolitiFact
2019-11-21Reasoning
Warren confused debt-reduction percentages with the share of borrowers who fully repaid; the Brandeis study showed white borrowers reduced median debt by 94% versus 5% for Black borrowers.
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