“It’s been widely reported that somebody has the ability to push the button and cut off his sound and stop him from speaking. Who is that person?”
James E. Risch
Senator (R-Idaho). in a Senate hearing. Claim dated 14 Sep 2021.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
There was no mute button; the pool spray simply ended.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
James E. Risch (Senator (R-Idaho)) made this claim around 14 September 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 September 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
Where the claim appeared
- wapo.sthttps://wapo.st/3kaIUQk
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