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“Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.”
Social media posts Facebook. Claim dated 27 Jun 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy threatened to begin an impeachment proceeding against Attorney General Merrick Garland. McCarthy did not initiate those proceedings.

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 27 June 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 June 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Where the claim appeared

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