“The bomb threat near the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 19 was a false flag.”
Social media posts
in tweets. Claim dated 19 Aug 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 August 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 August 2021, 5 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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