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“Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses.”
Social media posts TikTok. Claim dated 24 Oct 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire

What PolitiFact found

There are problems up and down the supply chain, from labor and raw materials shortages to cyber attacks, extreme weather events, and the Covid-19 pandemic. These problems are not made up.

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 24 October 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 November 2021, 11 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.

Where the claim appeared

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