“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
Claim dated 18 Feb 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 February 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 February 2020, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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