“Photo shows hundreds of “sitting ships” waiting to dock at U.S. ports.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 6 Oct 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The map, from MarineTraffic’s website, shows all the vessels transmitting their position. While some are sitting, the vast majority are in transit.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 October 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 October 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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