“Pepper spray is not a chemical irritant. It's not chemical.”
William Barr
U.S. Attorney General. Interview on CBS. Claim dated 7 Jun 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisDistorts the Facts
What FactCheck.org found
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In short
William Barr (U.S. Attorney General) made this claim around 7 June 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 June 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.
William Barr has 8 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 5 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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- Washington Post: Four Pinocchios“Pepper spray is not a chemical irritant. It’s not chemical.”