“4 republican senators now on board...no vote until January on (Supreme Court): Murkowski, Romney, Collins, Grassley.”
Social media posts
social media posts. Claim dated 18 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Two of the senators cited, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, have stated their position since Ginsburg’s death. They both said they opposed a vote before the election, but they did not rule out a lame duck vote.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 September 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/wDBNg
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