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“There is a place in the U.S. where murder is legal.”
Social media posts in a TikTok. Claim dated 19 May 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

Murder is not legal anywhere in the United States. A provision in the Sixth Amendment might make prosecuting felonies committed within the Idaho portion of Yellowstone National Park more complicated.

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 19 May 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 June 2021, 16 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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