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← BACKFACT-CHECK · STMT-MAYOR-STEVEINDEXED 2026-04-22 · COUNCIL VOTE COMPLETE
SUBJECT QUOTE
“I knew that was what we had to do to be sustainable,” Patterson said.”
Steve Patterson
DEM · Mayor, Ohio
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ACOUNCIL DELIBERATION · 1 MODEL

AGREEMENT · 100%
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VERDICT · TRUE
The quoted sentence appears verbatim in the cited article from thepostathens.com, indicating that Steve Patterson indeed made that statement.
89
CONSENSUS · WEIGHTED MEAN
89
/100
TRUE
DATE
2026-04-22
SOURCE
Steve Patterson mention (thepostathens.com)
STATEMENT ID
stmt-mayor-steve-patterson-athens-1777858124186-z2ir99
MODELS RESPONDED
1
SPREAD
89-89
STATUS
COMPLETE
PRIMARY SOURCE