“Says “the feds closed the courtroom” when El Chapo started naming Democrats he paid off.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 11 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán didn’t testify that he paid off any Democrats during his trial. He never took the stand and the trial received widespread media coverage.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 May 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 May 2020, 8 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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