“Says Nancy Pelosi called Social Security recipients “leeches” and “burdens on society.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 9 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Pelosi never called Social Security recipients “leeches” or said that they were “burdens on society.” The quote was made-up by a supposed satirical website.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 April 2020, 8 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.