“Says D.C. police officer Michael Fanone is the same person who was arrested after carrying a Confederate flag through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.”
Social media posts
in Instagram and Facebook posts. Claim dated 28 Jul 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 July 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 July 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/wADks
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