“Nancy Pelosi “made millions in coronavirus insider trading.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 2 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Pelosi’s husband bought Amazon stock that later increased in value, creating a paper gain — not a realized profit — of about $1.1 million. The purchase was in mid-January, before House members were briefed on COVID-19.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 July 2020, 90 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- independentcitizen.comhttps://independentcitizen.com/pelosi-made-millions-in-coronavirus-insider-trading/?fbcli…
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