“Says Joe Biden canceled the Keystone pipeline because Warren Buffett “donated $58 million” to his campaign.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 27 Jan 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Biden said he issued an executive order canceling the pipeline’s construction permit for economic and environmental reasons. Buffett didn’t make any contributions to Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 January 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 January 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/PSoMn
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