“Says COVID-19 relief bill “provides more funding to foreign governments and to American arts centers, than to the American people.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 21 Dec 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The post conflates provisions of the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill with provisions of a separate, $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill. Both were part of a broader $2.3 trillion package approved by Congress.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 December 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 December 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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