“The Democrats control the Senate, House, and White House. They have the power to make legal abortion the law of the land once and for all.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 May 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisMissing context
What PolitiFact found
Passing a bill that would protect abortion access would require 60 Senate votes to end a filibuster from those opposed to abortion. This would require all Democrats to be united, plus the support of several Republicans.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 May 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 May 2022, 7 days later. Its rating was “Missing context”.
Where the claim appeared
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