“When he [David Ferriero] first became the archivist, I wrote to him about the ERA and that it was his job to certify it. He wrote me back — I have got the letter — saying he supports the ERA and that he would do it.”
Carolyn B. Maloney
Member of Congres (D-N.Y.). remarks during a virtual news conference on the Equal Rights Amendment. Claim dated 27 Jan 2022.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
The letter does not say he supports the ERA -- and court after court has said he can't do this.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Carolyn B. Maloney (Member of Congres (D-N.Y.)) made this claim around 27 January 2022. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 February 2022, 13 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOlNl59QjNI&t=1660s
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