“U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill.”
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Claim dated 30 Mar 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisTrue
What PolitiFact found
In explaining his no vote, Gaetz said it’s important to combat human trafficking. But he said he generally opposes legislation that creates new federal entities if existing federal agencies could handle the problem.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 March 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 31 March 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “True”.
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