“Video shows “Republican state senators in Missouri participate in ‘book burning’ with flame throwers.”
Social media posts
U.S.. Claim dated 20 Sep 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Two Missouri state senators participated in a fundraising event that included a demonstration of flamethrowers that were up for auction. They burned empty boxes, not books.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 September 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 September 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/CxYb8uApw3A/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=d3bfb7f2-f7eb-483b…
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