Claim: The Daily Mail posted, and then deleted, a story saying the U.S. had given the "green light" for a chemical weapons attack in Syria that could be blamed on Assad.
Fact-check: FACT CHECK: Did the Daily Mail Delete a Story Reporting the U.S. Planned to Blame Assad for 'False Flag' Chemical Attacks?
Verdict: mostly true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Bethania Palma
Date published: 2017-04-12T11:49:31