“Says Nancy Pelosi bought $1.25 million in Tesla stock the day before Joe Biden signed an order “for all federal vehicles” to be electric.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 31 Jan 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Pelosi’s husband bought Tesla stock options a month before Biden's announcement on electric vehicles. Biden had campaigned on a promise to steer the federal government toward buying more electric vehicles.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 January 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 February 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/8a3Dp
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