“The fact is, today abortion law in the United States is more aligned with China and North Korea than with Western nations in Europe.”
Mike Pence
presidential candidate and former vice president. in a speech. Claim dated 24 Jun 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
This oversimplifies a web of global laws and unclear rules in North Korea and China, which both appear to be tightening abortion restrictions.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Mike Pence (presidential candidate and former vice president) made this claim around 24 June 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 July 2023, 16 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Mike Pence has 46 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 17 of them false or fake, 25 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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