“President Joe Biden said, “The idea that we’re going to send in tanks to Ukraine, that’s called World War III.”
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Twitter posts. Claim dated 31 Jan 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A widely shared meme shortened President Joe Biden’s March 2022 quote to make it appear as if he said sending tanks alone to Ukraine would cause World War III.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 January 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 February 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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