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“The video shows a U.S. law student questioning Islam’s portrayal, Muslim representation, and ideologies with weapons to Donald Trump’s 2024 cabinet picks.”
Social media posts Claim dated 20 Dec 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The video, dating back to 17 June 2014 is of a panel discussion held by The Heritage Foundation on the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. It is not from 2024 or recent years. Notably, Barack Obama was the US President in 2014 and not Donald Trump.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 20 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 December 2024. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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