“At a top robotics company in Japan this week, four robots being developed for military applications killed 29 humans in the lab.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Mar 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
We found no evidence to substantiate a Facebook video’s claim that robots designed for military use recently shot and killed 29 people in Japan. The footage in that video doesn't depict actual robots attacking people.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 March 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 March 2023, 18 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/880283046570069
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