Current ongoing protests in the city have been largely peaceful.
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AllSides→ Q&A on Trump’s Attempt to Deploy National Guard to Portland and Chicago
Q&A on Trump’s Attempt to Deploy National Guard to Portland and Chicago jbhicks Mon, 10/20/2025 - 05:30 Donald Trump made crime a centerpiece of his 2024 presidential campaign. But he has surprised even himself, he said at an Oct. 1
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Trump’s Attempt to Deploy National Guard to Portland and Chicago
Donald Trump made crime a centerpiece of his 2024 presidential campaign. But he has surprised even himself, he said at an Oct. 15 press conference, with the intensity of federal efforts he has directed at cities, in what he says is an effort to fight
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Portland, Oregon City Council Members Refusing To Stand For Pledge Of Allegiance — Footage From Portland, Maine
Does a video show several Portland, Oregon City Council members refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance? No, that's not true: This video clip was not filmed in Oregon. It shows the city council chambers of Portland, Maine. The vide
Lead Stories→ What We Know About The Image From Portland Of An ICE Supporter, Posted By ICE And Dismissed By Social Media Users As A Fake
Did ICE post an AI-generated image on its X account to make a point that it was not only protesters but also supporters who showed up in Portland, Oregon, in early October 2025? Here's what we know so far: Lead Stories asked, but ICE had
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Portland Cop Threatening ICE Agent With Arrest, And The Agent Answering ‘Won’t Be Messy’ — It’s A Civilian
Is a video showing a Portland police officer threaten to arrest an ICE agent if he doesn't stop "driving into people," and the agent replying "won't be messy" authentic? No, that's not true: A longer video giving a wider view reveals the
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Portland ICE protests have not led to the city’s ‘burning to the ground’
“Portland is burning to the ground.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Army General Telling Troops They Are In Portland Only To Protect Trump From Epstein Files Is NOT Real — AI Made It
Is a video of an Army general telling troops that they are not in Portland because it's a war zone, but to distract from the Epstein files and protect President Trump authentic? No, that's not true: An AI detector tool concluded it was 99
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Antifa Bombed Ice Cube’s Bus After They Mistook It For ICE Vehicle In Portland
Did Antifa firebomb rapper Ice Cube's tour bus after they mistook it for an ICE vehicle on a Portland street? No, that's not true: As of September 27, 2025, investigators had not revealed any suspects or motive for the tire fire that dama
The Dispatch→ Portland on the Prairie
Tim Walz helps Harris turn down the emotional temperature while turning on the money spigot.
The Dispatch→ Why are Businesses Fleeing Portland?
Store Closing sign seen outside Walmart at Delta Park in North Portland, Oregon. (via Getty Images)Examining claims that crime in Portland is to blame for recent business closures.Continue reading Why are Businesses Fleeing Portland? »
The Dispatch→ Pained in Portland
An existential and visual deterioration. The post Pained in Portland appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ A Pox Upon Portland
A local business posts a sign in response to comments by then-Attorney General Bill Barr that Portland is part of the "Anarchist Jurisdiction,” September 28, 2020. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)Progressivism is killing th
Snopes→ Portland ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’ Hit With Vandalism
The incident followed a leaked draft decision showing the U.S. Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v. Wade, a landmark abortion ruling.
Snopes→ Yes, Portland Really Did Name a New Bridge After Ned Flanders
"The Simpsons" and Portland, Oregon, have a long-standing symbiotic relationship via creator Matt Groening, who grew up there.
Snopes→ Did Portland Mayor Declare State of Emergency After Antifa, BLM Posters Called for Violence?
Flyers allegedly posted around Portland urged protesters to "rage" no matter what the Chauvin verdict proved to be.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Hollywood Fred Meyer Threw Out All Perishables in Power Outage, Portland Police Blocked People From Accessing the Dumpsters and All the Food Went Bad’
As Americans in several states endured atypically severe winter weather, power outages, and lack of access to necessities, viral tweets claimed that Portland, Oregon law enforcement was guarding dumpsters outside a Hollywood Fred Meyer to prevent anyo
Logically→ Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Ted Wheeler after demonstrations in Portland.
Nancy Pelosi did not send a letter to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler.
Snopes→ Did Pelosi Write This Letter to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler?
A laptop stolen during the January 2021 U.S. Capitol riots provided fodder for conspiracy theorists.
Snopes→ Did Pelosi Write This Letter to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler?
A laptop stolen during the January 2021 U.S. Capitol riots provided fodder for conspiracy theorists.
Snopes→ Protesters Knock Down Roosevelt, Lincoln Statues in Portland
Protesters in Portland overturned statues of former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln and vandalized the Oregon Historical Society in a declaration of “rage” toward Columbus Day.
Snopes→ Did ‘Portland Sheriff’ Endorse Trump?
The Multnomah County sheriff tweeted his own fact check of this claim during the September 2020 presidential debate.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Portland Sheriff’ Refutes Trump’s Debate Claim About Endorsement
During the September 29 2020 presidential debate, United States President and Republican nominee Donald Trump asserted that the “Portland Sheriff” endorsed him on that day. Trump’s claim arose at the tail end of the first 30 minutes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: KXL Radio in Portland NEVER Reported That Firefighters Were Shot At While Responding To Western Wildfires
Did a Portland radio station report that Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters were shooting on September 11, 2020, at firefighters trying to bring out-of-control wildfires under control? No, that's not true. It was never reported by K
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Portland Mayor Did NOT Say He Is Moving Out Of The City Due To Rioters
Did Portland's mayor say he was moving out of the city because rioters have made it unsafe to live there? No, that's not true: Mayor Ted Wheeler said he would seek a new home in the city to relieve his neighbors of the burden of protester
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Portland Antifa ‘Anarchist’ Camps — They Are Temporary Outdoor Homeless Shelters
Does a video show a secret Portland Antifa "anarchist" camp where "rioters" are staying as protests rage in the city? No, that's not true. A video that was shot in Portland, Oregon, shows two outdoor homeless camps that were set up by the
Snopes→ AP Source: Suspect in Portland Death Killed by Investigators
A man suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Oregon, was killed as investigators moved in to arrest him.
Snopes→ AP Source: Suspect in Portland Death Killed by Investigators
A man suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Oregon, was killed as investigators moved in to arrest him.
Snopes→ State Police Returning to Portland Following Deadly Shooting
State Police will return to Portland to help local authorities after a fatal shooting.
AFP Fact Check→ Man assaulted at Portland Black Lives Matter protest did not die
Social media posts claim that a man assaulted during a Black Lives Matter protest in the US city of Portland died from his injuries. This is false; a man was beaten and injured in the Oregon city on August 16, 2020, but police confirmed that he is aliv
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Truck Driver Attacked In Portland Near Black Lives Matter Protest Has NOT Died
Has the truck driver attacked in Portland, Oregon, near a Black Lives Matter protest died? No, that's not true. The man attacked on video during a protest on August 16, 2020, has not died, the Portland police confirmed to Lead Stories on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Antifa Protestors Did NOT Burn A Cross In Portland
Did Antifa protesters in Portland, Oregon, burn a cross on August 1, 2020? No, that's not true: A still frame taken from a video of a flag burning was photoshopped to look like a burning cross. This post (archived here) was publi
Snopes→ Did Portland Protesters Burn Bibles and American Flags?
The allegations come after more than two months of escalating protests in downtown Portland, Oregon.
Snopes→ Did Mugshots Show 13 ‘Antifa Teachers’ Arrested in Portland?
Plenty of outrage, but very little evidence, surrounded a widely shared meme in the summer of 2020.
FactCheck.org→ False Claims Follow Old Portland Mugshots
Quick Take Old mugshots circulating on social media falsely suggest that they show 13 teachers who were recently arrested during the protests in Portland, Oregon. The photos are actually from 2017, and the posts provide no evidence that any of them are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence These People Arrested In Portland In 2017 Are Public School Teachers Or Antifa Or Both
Were 13 public school teachers identifyng themselves as Antifa members arrested in Portland? No, that's not true: This meme making that claim and implying the arrests were recent is using mugshots from 2017. The claim that they a
Snopes→ Oregon Governor Says US Agents Will Begin Leaving Portland
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said that the agents will begin leaving the city's downtown area on July 30.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: United Nations Did NOT Order Trump To Stand Down In Portland
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
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Uniformed Private Contractors Patrolling Portland and Snatching Protesters?
On July 25 2020, a rumor spread on Facebook that that individuals patrolling Portland in military uniform (sometimes snatching people off the street) were private contractors, and that they were working for a company called “Black River”:
The Dispatch→ Is the Federal Government Sending Private Security Forces into Portland?
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