“Videos of media talking about Tim Walz as a "happy warrior" are proof of government propaganda legalized by Barack Obama.”
Social media posts
an Instagram post. Claim dated 13 Aug 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012, signed into law by President Barack Obama, did not legalize propaganda in the U.S., and has no effect on privately owned news outlets.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 August 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 August 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/kalifontanilla/3433801830368937214
Links recorded by PolitiFact. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.