“MSNBC’s Joy Reid hawked diet gummies in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 21 Jul 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Joy Reid said on Facebook the video is a deepfake, and a CNN spokesperson confirmed that the alleged interview with Anderson Cooper did not happen.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 July 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 July 2023, 7 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/Jmvgames/posts/pfbid026Ki38UkU2gXBXezzMqnmANtk1KHQVG6dTpaJ3oSmgi…
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