“Says officials in Washington, D.C., are “jamming all communications.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Washington officials say there was never a blackout. Experts and social media tools suggest #dcblackout was initially spread by fake and hacked Twitter accounts, possibly as part of a coordinated disinformation campaign.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 June 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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