“Says Melania Trump is the “first FLOTUS to visit troops in a combat zone since 1969.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Aug 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
At least two former first ladies — Michelle Obama and Laura Bush — have visited U.S. troops in designated combat zones since first lady Pat Nixon went to South Vietnam in 1969.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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