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“President Trump "has the military lined up and ready to distribute" the COVID-19 vaccine to the public, "whether you want it or not.”
Social media posts Facebook. Claim dated 16 Sep 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading

What FactCheck.org found

The U.S. military may assist in the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, but it will not forcibly administer vaccines.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 16 September 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 October 2020, 19 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.

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