“All” Americans in Afghanistan who “have wanted to come out have come out.”
Chuck Schumer
Senate majority leader. an interview. Claim dated 3 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Schumer's spokesman said he misspoke. Around 100 Americans remain in Afghanistan, officials say.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Chuck Schumer (Senate majority leader) made this claim around 3 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 September 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Chuck Schumer has 11 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 3 of them false or fake, 6 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Z7J2EZMao
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