“President Joe Biden said Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination did not have the worldwide impact that George Floyd’s death did”
Social media posts
Twitter. Claim dated 17 Jan 2022.
MediaWise rated thisNeeds Context
What MediaWise found
While the president did make this statement, the clip is from two years ago and doesn’t include important context.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 January 2022. MediaWise (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 January 2022, 9 days later. Its rating was “Needs Context”.
Where the claim appeared
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