“Video shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pouring shots for a group of people “days before testing positive” for COVID-19.”
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Claim dated 9 Jan 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
On Jan. 9, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19. The video of her pouring a line of shots was filmed in October 2021.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 January 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 January 2022, 9 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- TikTok videohttps://www.tiktok.com/@michellepesco/video/7051425803812359471?is_copy_url=1&is_from_web…
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