Claim: The U.S. Code states that a person convicted of treason would be "taken by the posse to the nearest busy intersection and at high noon hung by the neck until dead."
Fact-check: The U.S. code doesn't punish traitors by hanging
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Loreben Tuquero
Date published: 2024-03-06T00:00:00