“A March 26 bridge fire in Ohio is related to the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 27 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A fire broke out at a production site of an Ohio landscape supply company in Valley View, close to the Interstate 480 bridge, which was not affected by the fire. The fire was not suspicious, officials said.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 March 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C5CpM6pNCEh/
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