Claim: President Joe Biden announced on Jan. 25 that the U.S. would provide Ukraine with 31 tanks. After the announcement, a meme on social media misquoted Biden's remarks from March 2022, suggesting he said that sending tanks to Ukraine would cause World War III. Biden said sending weapons "with American pilots and American crews" would cause a world war.
Fact-check: Posts Misquote Biden's Year-Old Remarks on Tanks for Ukraine - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president joe biden announced on jan. 25 that the u.s. would provide ukraine with 31 tanks. after the announcement, a meme on social media misquoted biden's remarks from march 2022, suggesting he said that sending tanks to ukraine would cause world war iii. biden said sending weapons "with american pilots and american crews" would cause a world war.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Matt Spengler
Date published: 2023-02-13T20:09:09