“Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was “targeted with energy weapons.”
Social media posts
in an Instagram post. Claim dated 2 Apr 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Video shows a ship colliding with one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s support columns, causing the bridge’s collapse. The investigation continues. Federal and Maryland officials have called the incident an accident.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 April 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 April 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C5PsmYoNxqm/
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