Claim(permalink)
“We know that Saudi Arabia started al-Qaida.”
✓politifact rating: uncertain; published on 2016-04-24
Factors
veracity
uncertain
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2016-04-24
Entities
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