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2022-09-29 16:45:58 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The tweet is accurate in that it reported what Flynn said. However Flynn's claim is false only Congress can declare war. Here is a link. https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/declarations-of-war.htm#:~:text=The%20Constitution%20grants%20Congress%20the,with%20Great%20Britain%20in%201812.

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• summary
• The tweet is accurate in that it reported what Flynn said. However Flynn's claim is false only Congress can declare war. Here is a link. https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/declarations-of-war.htm#:~:text=The%20Constitution%20grants%20Congress%20the,with%20Great%20Britain%20in%201812.