“Senator Mitt Romney threatens to leave the Republican party and join Democrats.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 19 Jul 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah has not publicly threatened to switch to the Democratic Party. A spokesperson for the senator called online claims to the contrary "misinformation spread by online bots."
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 July 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 July 2023, 9 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/Cu456wwu9r7/
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