Miller-Meeks links excess deaths to hospital shutdowns

Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District has a close race between Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Rita Hart, who faced each other in an Oct. 8 debate hosted by KCRG-TV9 and The Gazette.

In this check, we’ll hit on two debate claims from Miller-Meeks, an ophthalmologist and state senator.

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This Fact Checker was researched and written by Erin Jordan and edited by Craig Gemoules. This episode is hosted by Erin Jordan and features Michaela Ramm, John Steppe,