“Flights across America are backed up because airline crews are “refusing the mandated jab” and walking off boarded flights.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 8 Aug 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Major flight cancellations from airlines have stemmed from myriad of issues, but not because of protests of vaccine mandates. Airlines that do have vaccine mandates have not reported protests from employees.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 August 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 August 2021, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=190099376511459&set=a.105249211663143&type=3&thea…
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