“Defense secretary Lloyd Austin informed members that if they don’t appropriate more money for Zelensky, ‘we’ll send your uncles, cousins and sons to fight Russia.’”
Social media posts
U.S.. Claim dated 8 Dec 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
Austin reportedly told House members that failure to provide more aid for Ukraine could lead to Russia’s invasion of a NATO ally and a direct U.S. military response in accordance with the NATO treaty.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 December 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 December 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
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