“The U.S. Code states that a person convicted of treason would be “taken by the posse to the nearest busy intersection and at high noon hung by the neck until dead.”
Social media posts
Instagram post. Claim dated 3 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
U.S. Code states that the maximum punishment for a person convicted of treason is death. But as of 1938, all U.S. states have outlawed public executions.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 March 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C4E3cs1NTk_/
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