“John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Republican President Abraham Lincoln, was a Democrat.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 18 Apr 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisNo Evidence
What FactCheck.org found
Booth was active in the Know-Nothing Party, and there are no surviving statements in which Booth declares he is a Democrat.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 April 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 April 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “No Evidence”.
Where the claim appeared
- cdn.factcheck.orghttps://cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/Facebook-9.pdf
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