“People protesting the Dakota Access pipeline “were intentionally poisoned” by government officials in North Dakota when a pilot “knowingly sprayed poisonous chemicals” over protesters’ camps.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Mar 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
There is no evidence to suggest planes sprayed poisonous chemicals over the protesters’ camps. People who participated in the protests and officials have refuted these claims.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 March 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 April 2022, 756 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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