Aurora And Colorado And Gang And Venezuelan

Fact Check: Recycled 2022 Video Does NOT Show 'Bikers on the way to California to back ICE agents' In June 2025

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Does a video on TikTok show "Bikers on the way to California to back ICE agents" in June of 2025? No, that's not true: The video was first posted to TikTok in November 2022 -- almost three years before protesters in Los Angeles took to the streets to block aggressive ICE immigration raids. The video's original poster was documenting bikers…
Jun 12, 2025

by: Dean Miller
Outdated Video
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Venezuelans Overrunning Supermarket In Aurora, Colorado

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Does a video capture Venezuelan immigrants surging through a supermarket in Aurora, Colorado? No, that's not true: The earliest version of the video on TikTok was geotagged to a city in Brazil, not in Colorado or the United States at all. Nothing in the footage proved that it was filmed in Aurora. Instead, all indicators, including the crowd's use of…
Sep 11, 2024

by: Uliana Malashenko
Brazil
Fact Check: Aurora, Colorado, Police Shelter-In-Place Order NOT Related To Venezuelan Gang Violence

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Did police in Aurora, Colorado, issue a shelter-in-place order for the city on September 4, 2024, in response to Venezuelan gang violence? No, that's not true: Police told Lead Stories that the shelter-in-place order was due to a SWAT operation to arrest a man wanted on a felony menacing warrant. Residents were asked to stay inside for their safety while…
Sep 6, 2024

by: Ed Payne
Not B/C Gangs
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mongols, Hells Angels Heading To Colorado In 2024 To 'Deal With' Venezuelan Gang Members

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Does a video show Mongols and Hells Angels members heading to Colorado in 2024 to "deal with" Venezuelan gang members? No, that's not true: The original video is at least 14 years old. The video was previously used in 2020 to claim Hells Angels and Mongols members were heading to Seattle to confront antifa followers, and was fact checked by…
Sep 3, 2024

by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
Recycled Video
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hells Angels, Other Motorcycle Clubs En Route to Aurora, Colorado To Confront Venezuelan Gangs -- Clip Was Posted In 2022

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Does a video on Instagram Threads show Hells Angels and other motorcycle clubs going to Aurora, Colorado, to fight a Venezuelan gang after violence was reported in August 2024? No, that's not true: The video was first posted to TikTok in November 2022 -- nearly two years before media reported gang violence in Aurora. The video's original poster clarified on…
Sep 3, 2024

by: Madison Dapcevich
Charity Event
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hells Angels Riding To Aurora, Colorado To Fight Venezuelan Gang -- Was Recorded In Brazil In July 2024

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Does a video on Instagram show Hells Angels going to Aurora, Colorado, to fight members of a Venezuelan gang after gang-related violence was reported in August 2024? No, that's not true: The video was first posted to TikTok on July 7, 2024, more than a month before local media reported gang violence in Aurora. Elements in the video and on…
Sep 2, 2024

by: Madison Dapcevich
São Paulo

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Fact Check: Recycled 2022 Video Does NOT Show 'Bikers on the way to California to back ICE agents' In June 2025

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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Venezuelans Overrunning Supermarket In Aurora, Colorado

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Fact Check: Aurora, Colorado, Police Shelter-In-Place Order NOT Related To Venezuelan Gang Violence

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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mongols, Hells Angels Heading To Colorado In 2024 To 'Deal With' Venezuelan Gang Members

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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hells Angels, Other Motorcycle Clubs En Route to Aurora, Colorado To Confront Venezuelan Gangs -- Clip Was Posted In 2022

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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hells Angels Riding To Aurora, Colorado To Fight Venezuelan Gang -- Was Recorded In Brazil In July 2024

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