“Says “Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated and confirmed 43 days before an election.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was formally nominated and confirmed as a Supreme Court justice in about 42 days in 1993. The presidential election took place the year before, in 1992.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 September 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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