What was true about the gulf of tokin resolution apex?

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, passed by the U.S. Congress in August 1964, granted President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to use military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war. It was prompted by reported attacks on U.S. naval vessels by North Vietnamese forces in the Gulf of Tonkin, although later investigations revealed that the incidents were misrepresented. This resolution significantly escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, leading to a large deployment of American troops. The resolution has since been criticized for its lack of transparency and the misleading information that underpinned it.