“Socialist Workers Party leader Bernie Sanders supported Ayatollah Khomeini against the US, condemned President Carter for imperialism, and accused the hostages of being CIA spies.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 28 Jan 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 January 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 February 2020, 27 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3082137215144469&set=a.365490023475882&type=3&the…
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