“Special Counsel “Jack Smith has been fired” as of Nov. 6.”
Social media posts
Threads post. Claim dated 6 Nov 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Special Counsel Jack Smith had not been fired as of Nov. 13, Justice Department spokesperson Peter Carr confirmed nearly a week after publication of a Threads post claiming that he had.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 November 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 November 2024, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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