“Yemen sunk a British ship this week, but made sure to rescue the entire 24-man crew of the RUBYMAR.”
Social media posts
United States. Claim dated 24 Feb 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
U.S. Central Command said the crew was rescued by a “coalition warship along with another merchant vessel.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 February 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 February 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://perma.cc/DDC7-UEKJ
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