“The strategic oil reserve is for when we get attacked and need the fuel to keep our Air Force in the air.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 23 Nov 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve was set up as an emergency source of oil to keep supplies flowing in the event of unexpected disruptions.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 November 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 December 2021, 10 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.md/aZccK
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