“Says James Mattis said, “If you burn the American flag you’ll spend two years in the military. I promise you, you’ll be cured of the desire to burn a flag ever again.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 May 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 May 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 June 2021, 21 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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