George Floyd

Did President Joe Biden beg for the forgiveness of George Floyd's son by kneeling in front of him? No, that's not true: Biden, while campaigning in Michigan, knelt in front of a boy who is not Floyd's son. The claim, which has previously appeared as a tweet suggesting that the child in the picture was Floyd's daughter, reappeared as a…

Is it true that all insurrectionists were let go after storming the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: A number were arrested on the day of the riots and charged in connection with the violence and destruction. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) where it was published by Shaun King on January…

Did police withhold tear gas when insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: There has been criticism of the police response to the rioters and the chief of Capitol police resigned in the aftermath of the chaos, but tear gas was used on the mob of Trump supporters who interrupted Congress' ceremonial counting…

Did a registered nurse in Nashville, Tennessee claim in a video that she develop Bell's Palsy three days after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The name the woman gave in a video making the claim is not listed in the official state database of registered nurses, or in any of the other 49 states, the District of…

Was Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of murdering George Floyd himself killed in prison and did he leave half of his estate to the Trump campaign? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when…

Does a video show a truck carrying protest riot gear being unloaded after the 2020 U.S. election? No, that's not true: This story was resurfaced on November 4, 2020, with intentional contextual deception regarding the date this incident occurred and which protests might be involved. The article does not even have the video in it, but the footage referred to…

Did the United States label antifa a terrorist group? No, that's not true. President Donald Trump has vowed to designate antifa as a "Terrorist Organization," including via Twitter, but he has not officially done so and the Justice Department has not. FBI Director Christopher Wray said during a hearing at the House of Representatives that the FBI did not consider…

Is a video made by Charlie Kirk promising the "truth about Breonna Taylor" and another from Candace Owens claiming "everything they told us about the Breonna Taylor case was a lie" all true? No, that's not the case: Both videos contain falsehoods and half-truths. Taylor's boyfriend cannot fairly be characterized as a "criminal thug." There is no proof that she…

Did a "coroner" say George Floyd died from a drug overdose and not because a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes? No, that is not true. While the autopsy report said Floyd had drugs in his system and other health problems at the time of his death, the report said the cause of death was…

Did Fisher-Price release 'My First Peaceful Protest' playset with a house that children can set ablaze? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim published by a well-known satire website. This satire piece stems from the recent protests that have been happening across the United States following the death of George Floyd. The claim originated in an article published…