A Jan. 29 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows two photos of President Joe Biden speaking at a podium.
The first photo includes superimposed text that claims on March 11, 2022, the president said, "The idea that we're going to send in tanks to Ukraine, that's called World War III."
The second photo includes text that claims on Jan. 25, he said, "Today, I am announcing that the United States will be sending Abram tanks to Ukraine."
The post was liked more than 100 times in less than two weeks. The image was also shared on Twitter.
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The post mischaracterizes Biden's March 2022 comment, which was about sending U.S. troops, not U.S. tanks. Biden said sending military equipment "with American pilots and American crews" into Ukraine would be the start of World War III.
On Jan. 25, Biden announced the U.S. would send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, a process that would take several months to complete. He stressed that the U.S. is not trying to escalate the conflict, but rather equip Ukraine’s defense of itself against Russia.
“That’s what this is about: helping Ukraine defend and protect Ukrainian land,” Biden said. “It is not an offensive threat to Russia.”
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