“Bill Gates and AOC say that a cow emits more pollution than a car.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 31 Jul 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Neither Bill Gates nor Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have said cows emitted more pollution than cars.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 July 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 September 2022, 40 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/chris.earl.77/posts/pfbid0TDCayBPadnymaiMqL99egWD1jhxfK9wwbQjenb…
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