“U.S. aid to Ukraine will continue during a government shutdown, but programs for food stamps, transportation, education, justice, environmental protection and homelessness will not.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 22 Sep 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
The Defense Department said operations supporting Ukraine are exempt from a federal government shutdown. But essential services, such as law enforcement, air traffic control and food stamps will also continue.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 September 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 September 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/aaron_loves_america/3197830633048937329
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