“The Wall Street Journal reported that the Oct. 17 Gaza hospital explosion was caused by an American missile.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Oct 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Wall Street Journal said it published no such report. We found no evidence that any other credible news source reported that the hospital explosion was caused by an American missile.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 October 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 October 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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