“Breaking: Pete Buttigieg reveals that he is HIV-positive.”
Social media posts
in a post. Claim dated 1 Oct 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
This claim was originally shared by a parody account. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made no such announcement about contracting HIV.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 October 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 October 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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