"Crabbing the Truth: McAuliffe, Hogan Spar Over Blue Crab Origins"

"RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, never stingy with superlatives or shy about boosterism, has been bragging lately in a way that has neighboring Maryland steamed.

 Maryland’s signature delicacy — the blue crab — really hails from Virginia, McAuliffe declared on a radio show last week. He proudly repeated the claim Wednesday.

“You know, Maryland talks about their crabs,” McAuliffe (D) said on WRVA radio. “If anyone from Maryland is listening, I want to be very clear: All the crabs are born here in Virginia and they end up, because of the current, being taken there [to Maryland]. So really, they should be Virginia crabs.”

The claim drew swift scrutiny from PolitiFact, an organization normally dedicated to separating meatier political truth from fiction. It also roiled Baltimore opinion writers, and Maryland’s crab-loving governor, Larry Hogan (R)."

Laura Vozzella reports for the Washington Post July 29, 2015.