“Donald Trump's administration repealed an Obama-era rule on train breaking systems that would have prevented the Ohio train derailment.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Feb 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy explained that the Obama administration rule the Trump administration rolled back would not have applied to the particular Norfolk Southern that derailed.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 February 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 February 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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