“After meeting with Elon Musk, Republican leader Sen. John Thune announces plans to cut Social Security.”
Social media posts
a post on Instagram. Claim dated 5 Dec 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A social media post used a truncated segment of a news clip to mislead about remarks Sen. John Thune, R-S.D, made about potential cuts to “mandatory programs” such as Social Security. Thune hasn’t announced plans to cut Social Security.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 December 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 December 2024, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DDN6Se7Sy4X/
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