George Floyd

Did the United Nations order President Trump to "stand down" in Portland? No, that's not true. An article that has gone viral claiming the UN has told Trump to "stop Federal officers from using non-lethal force against 'peaceful protesters'" in Portland is incorrect. The United Nations does not have the power to "order" the United States, or any other nation,…

Did Target end its shop with a cop program in an effort to distance themselves from the police? No, that's not true: This is a false claim that went viral on social media. The program, branded as "Heroes & Helpers," pairs "public safety officers with in-need youth for a day of holiday shopping." As of July 28, 2020, Target plans…

Does a video screenshot of George Floyd show he has hair when police pulled him from a car, but he had no hair when a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck? No, that's not true: A close examination of the video from which the screenshots were taken show no inconsistency in Floyd's head. The claim appeared to imply that the…

Did Michael Vick serve more prison time for animal abuse than all the police, combined, who killed the last 493 unarmed Black men? No, that is not true: The former NFL quarterback served 18 months in Leavenworth penitentiary. And the time served by any one of a number of convicted police officers over the past five years exceeds that. The…

Did George Floyd brutally beat Aracely Henriquez during a home invasion robbery, and is this a photo of her injuries? No, neither is true: This is a photo of Andrea Sicignano, an American student who was raped in December of 2018 while studying abroad in Madrid. This is not a photo of Aracely Henriquez, the woman who was robbed by…

Is the COVID-19 pandemic a conspiracy manufactured by "Deep State Democrats" and the "mass media" to disrupt, even rig, the upcoming presidential election in a bid to topple Donald Trump? And did the coronavirus provide the perfect cover for the mass racial justice protests since the death of George Floyd after being knelt on for nearly nine minutes by a…

Does a photo of a policeman with lacerated cheeks show a real officer scarred by an Antifa thug who threw bricks covered with razor blades at him? No, it does not. The photo circulating on social media of a disfigured policeman is actually actor Heath Ledger playing The Joker in his 2008 Dark Knight movie role. The claim appeared in…

Did Japan spray looters and rioters with blue dye to identify and arrest them later? No, that's not true: A photo used to make that claim was taken at a pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong in August of 2019. Dyed blue water was not used against those protesters who objected to changes imposed by China. Looting is remarkably rare in…

Did the hashtag "black-owned" trend on Twitter as part of an effort by protesters to tell people to "loot" white-owned businesses during demonstrations? No, that is not true: Twitter has repeatedly said an account claiming to represent an Antifa organization and urging protesters to loot white-owned businesses was in fact run by the white nationalist group, Evropa. The claim has…

Did 163 paid protesters file a lawsuit against George Soros when he backed out of a commitment to pay their bail? No, that's not true: This is a fictional article published by a known satire website that mostly writes content about Democrats to trick Trump supporters into believing and sharing the articles, thereby creating advertising revenue for the satire site.…