“The Pentagon said it "accidentally sent $6.2 billion to Ukraine.”
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United States. Claim dated 20 Jun 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The Pentagon discovered accounting errors that overestimated how much it had spent on aid for Ukraine by $6.2 billion over two years.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 June 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 June 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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- PolitiFact: False“The Pentagon “said we accidentally sent $6.2 billion to Ukraine.”
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://perma.cc/7H38-JXLC
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