“It’s a sign of war that the U.S. Navy is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in cleaning up Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge site.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 1 Apr 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Military branches often work alongside federal, state and local agencies to respond to U.S. disasters as part of what officials call a "whole of government response."
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 April 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 April 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/rattletrap1776/posts/pfbid023aQTsV7xwyGj7XR7qatPT7ndzMjBR3Cio34Q…
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