“The U.S. Justice Department removed international child sex trafficking from its "list of offenses that deserve a high degree of attention.”
David Harris Jr.
Conservative commentator. Instagram. Claim dated 14 Jul 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Justice Department deleted some verbiage on its website about child sex trafficking. The Justice Department deleted some verbiage on its website about child sex trafficking.
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In short
David Harris Jr. (Conservative commentator) made this claim around 14 July 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 July 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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