“Biden administration quietly DROPS all charges against Sam Bankman-Fried.”
What PolitiFact found
Prosecutors are continuing to trial in October with eight charges against Sam Bankman-Fried. Prosecutors temporarily withdrew five charges but asked a judge to schedule a second trial date to address those charges.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 June 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 June 2023, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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- FactCheck.org: False“Biden administration quietly DROPS all charges against Sam Bankman-Fried.”
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/Ctt-atZOtsy/
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