“The train that derailed in Ohio was carrying “over 300,000 gallons of a chemical that was banned in 1974.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 18 Feb 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
In 1974, the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the use of vinyl chloride in aerosols. It is still used primarily to produce polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, one of the most widely produced plastics in the world.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 February 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 March 2023, 11 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/DaleJrMasterCloser/posts/pfbid02mb6D7ZCe8mXH3EzeDE4Kz4eH6EfCBSCQ…
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