“Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.”
Social media posts
social media posts. Claim dated 30 Aug 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
A truck carrying Moderna vaccines did crash near Morgantown, W.Va., on Aug, 27. But the Pentagon didn't take over the crash response.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 August 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 September 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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