| Title: | Conservative commentators, politicians distort Biden’s remarks on tanks for Ukraine |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.338F2HY |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | February 3, 2023 |
| Description: | Conservative politicians and commentators claim US President Joe Biden defied his own warnings about triggering a third World War with Russia by delivering tanks to Ukraine. But the quote shared as proof has been edited to distort its meaning; Biden said in March 2022 that having “planes and tanks and trains going in with American pilots and American crews” would constitute “World War III.” |
Conservative commentators, politicians distort Biden’s remarks on tanks for Ukraine
Conservative politicians and commentators claim US President Joe Biden defied his own warnings about triggering a third World War with Russia by delivering tanks to Ukraine. But the quote shared as proof has been edited to distort its meaning; Biden said in March 2022 that having "planes and tanks and trains going in with American pilots and American crews" would constitute "World War III."
