“The ship that struck the Baltimore bridge was controlled by a Chinese company.”
Social media posts
Facebook posts. Claim dated 27 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
It is owned by Singapore-based company Grace Ocean Private Ltd., managed by Synergy Marine Group and chartered by Danish shipping company Maersk.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 March 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/PeggyHubbardIL/posts/pfbid0cdFuyajNjALQ4vBWmQdsZTUg26afguDXzZ6JS…
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