“Your legal name is in fact a corporation. This is why you always see your name written in ALL CAPS.”
Social media posts
a video. Claim dated 27 Feb 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Official documents often use capital letters to standardize processes and ease understanding. This claim is linked to a persistent and unfounded conspiracy theory.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 February 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 March 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C323vbDOrVy/
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