“A photo shows The Atlantic published a story headlined “Trump is Literally Hitler.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 22 Oct 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The X user who shared an image with that claim later said it was “satire.” The image distorted a real Atlantic article and used art from a different news outlet.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 October 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 October 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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