“RBG was nominated and confirmed 43 days before an election.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Sep 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Facebook posts falsely claim that the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg was “nominated and confirmed 43 days before an election.” She was nominated and confirmed more than three years before the next presidential election.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 September 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 September 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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