“Video shows a banner with Iran’s supreme leader displayed at the Brooklyn Museum.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 22 Jun 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Demonstrators hung a black banner reading “Free Palestine Divest From Genocide,” from the top of the Brooklyn Museum’s facade May 31. Protest videos and photos don’t show a red banner with Iran’s leader displayed.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 June 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 June 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C8hkq-8pTSf/
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