“President Joe Biden said: “The idea that we’re going to send tanks to Ukraine, that’s called World War III.”
Social media posts
United States. Claim dated 6 Feb 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Biden said sending weapons “with American pilots and American crews” would cause a world war.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 February 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 February 2023, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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