“Our own government told us just a few weeks ago there was probably 11,000 to 15,000 Americans there. Today they told us they’ve gotten 5,400 out" of Afghanistan.”
What FactCheck.org found
McCarthy was citing a preliminary administration figure that was later reduced significantly after it was vetted. The White House says there are 100 to 200 U.S. citizens left in Afghanistan who want to leave.
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In short
Kevin McCarthy (U.S. representative) made this claim around 30 August 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 September 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Kevin McCarthy has 34 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 20 of them false or fake, 9 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
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