“Under an 1866 Supreme Court ruling, stay-at-home orders are illegal and can be disregarded with impunity.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 9 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The post misattributed a quote from a 1935 Illinois Supreme Court decision about Chicago judicial salaries. The original quote refers to the Illinois Constitution.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 May 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 May 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157609332671622&set=a.10150768730361622&type=3&…
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