“Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.”
Social media posts
a video on Facebook. Claim dated 9 Dec 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Reported drones across the U.S. are not a threat to public safety, officials say. An expert said there’s no evidence the drones have directed-energy weapons and even if they did, such weapons couldn’t cause a deadly epidemic.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 December 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 December 2024, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=506702475715524
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