“Video shows a missile hitting the Pentagon on 9/11.”
Social media posts
in an Instagram reel. Claim dated 12 Sep 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
There is overwhelming evidence that an American Airlines plane crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, not a missile.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 September 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 September 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.ph/sezKb
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