Claim(permalink)
Gen. George Washington ordered troops to get vaccinated against smallpox during the Revolutionary War.
✓snopescom rating: mostly credible; published on 2021-08-06
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veracity
mostly credible
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left political leaning
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neutral sentiment
Date published
2021-08-06
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