“In the wake of 9/11, an elite group of American soldiers rode through Afghanistan on horseback to fight the Taliban. New Hampshire’s Don Bolduc was one of them.”
Don Bolduc campaign
NH Senate campaign. in a campaign ad. Claim dated 24 Jun 2019.
Washington Post rated thisTwo Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
The video closely associates Bolduc with the ODA 595 legend that viewers may assume his exploits were depicted in a Hollywood movie.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Don Bolduc campaign (NH Senate campaign) made this claim around 24 June 2019. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 July 2020, 381 days later. Its rating was “Two Pinocchios”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by Washington Post. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Washington Post, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.