“For the first time, the Honor Guard soldiers that march at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery have been issued live ammunition.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 24 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The soldiers from The Old Guard who guard the Tomb do not carry live ammunition.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 July 2020, 14 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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