“House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called for the immediate “expulsion and prosecution of Rep. Adam Schiff for committing crimes of treason against the United States.”
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Claim dated 17 May 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has publicly questioned whether Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., should be expelled from the House. But McCarthy has stopped short of calling for Schiff’s removal.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 May 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 May 2023, 13 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CsXb2jOsF2f/
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