“Headline said, “Pope Leo XIV was a founding member of the 2020 anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone known as CHAZ.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 8 May 2025.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The New York Times didn’t publish a headline saying Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, helped start the “anarchist” zone known as CHAZ.”
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 May 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 May 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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