Claim: Politico misidentified Justice Sonia Sotomayor in a photo of a Jan. 7 dinner of Democrats – the same day she participated remotely in oral arguments. Politico corrected the error on Jan. 8. But social media posts continued to wrongly claim Sotomayor attended the dinner and appears in the photo. The woman pictured is Sen. Chuck Schumer's wife.
Fact-check: Social Media Posts Continue to Misidentify Justice Sotomayor in Dinner Photo - FactCheck.org
Verdict: politico misidentified justice sonia sotomayor in a photo of a jan. 7 dinner of democrats – the same day she participated remotely in oral arguments. politico corrected the error on jan. 8. but social media posts continued to wrongly claim sotomayor attended the dinner and appears in the photo. the woman pictured is sen. chuck schumer's wife.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brea Jones
Date published: 2022-01-13T17:55:29