“In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 10 Jan 2020.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 January 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 January 2020, 14 days later. Its rating was “True”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/120249075308850/photos/a.182961539037603/452063342127420/?type=3…
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