“Farmers stand in silence at auction so a young man can buy back his family farmhouse.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 8 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Although the tale has been shared on many websites since 2018, each retelling lacks specific details such as when and where this happened or who purchased the farm. Finding no evidence for this, we rate it False.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 September 2021, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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