“Code red emergency - poison released in the air” affecting 127 million people.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 3 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
This August caption misses the context that "code red" air quality warnings in the U.S. were removed after a few days.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 August 2023, 19 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=311446914584632
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