“Says a photograph shows U.S. soldiers sleeping on the ground after Washington D.C.’s mayor kicked them out of local hotels.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 6 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The photo was taken in Minneapolis, not DC, and shows Guard members taking a rest during a longer shift. DC's mayor didn’t make soldiers sleep in the streets, but some troops were relocated after a hotel billing dispute.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 June 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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