“Because “17 million immigrants” were “let in” the U.S, “ foot and mouth disease is back. We got rid of that fifty years ago.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 15 Feb 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
There are no cases of foot-and-mouth disease — a highly contagious virus that affects livestock — in the U.S., officials said.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 February 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 February 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/Rp6gL
Links recorded by PolitiFact. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.