“Just weeks before the massive vinyl chloride leak and burn-off that is currently poisoning East Palestine, Ohio, the CDC changed its toxicology report on vinyl chloride on its F.A.Q page for the first time in 17 years.”
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Claim dated 18 Feb 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMissing context
What PolitiFact found
An updated draft toxicological profile for vinyl chloride was released Feb. 9, 2023, after months of development. Before that, the profile had been updated in 2006 and a supplemental addendum was published in 2016.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 February 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 February 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “Missing context”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/michaelknowlesshow/posts/pfbid02PRo6aeokdi2neSXbjmRXAhvZqsK1P2by…
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