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The Dispatch→ Maybe We Shouldn’t Take College Protests at Face Value
A prominent social scientist found the ‘60s student movement had more to do with parents than politics.
Full Fact→ Danish King didn’t wave Palestinian flag in street protest
A video being widely shared online falsely claims to show the new King of Denmark taking part in a pro-Palestine protest.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Belgian TV Channel Did NOT Post Message Criticizing Israel That Interrupted Eurovision Broadcast– It Was Trade Unions’ Protest
Did Belgian public broadcaster VRT make an editorial decision to intentionally interrupt Eurovision song contest coverage to express its protest against Israel's actions in Gaza? No, that's not true: The message that appeared on the TV sc
Full Fact→ Video shows 2009 Malmö riot, not recent Eurovision protests
While pro-Palestinian demonstrators have been protesting Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2024, this video is over a decade old and is not related to the contest.
AllSides→ Are private universities such as Columbia and Princeton, where pro-Palestinian protests have been held, generally bound by the First Amendment?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/05/palestinian-protests-private-universities-first-amendment/?utm_source=allsides&utm_id=112
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Democrats are not trying to ‘redesign’ the American flag. Photo is an image from a 2015 protest
“Democrats are calling to redesign the American Flag to make it more inclusive” by featuring rainbow colored stripes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Harvard Protesters ‘Replaced’ U.S. Flag With Palestinian Flag — U.S. Flag Was Not Flying At The Time
Does a video show pro-Palestinian protesters at Harvard University replacing the U.S. flag with a Palestinian flag at a university building? No, that's not true: The Palestinian flags were raised when U.S. flags were not flying at the bui
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Robert De Niro Yelling At Anti-Israel Protesters — He Was Rehearsing For An Upcoming Netflix Series
Does a video show actor Robert De Niro yelling at anti-Israel protestors? No, that's not true: A spokesperson at Netflix told Lead Stories that this video was taken during the rehearsal of an upcoming series. Lead Stories found photograph
PolitiFact→ What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests
Police, city and university officials have blamed “outside agitators” for anti-war protests on U.S. campuses. Experts say this type of narrative is frequently used to delegitimize protests.
The Dispatch→ Georgian Protests Try to Reverse Russian Pivot
The Caucasus nation’s ‘existential choice’ between Russia and the West.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Pro-Palestinian College Protesters Largely Had The Same Tents
Do photos circulating on social media prove that pro-Palestinian college protesters in the U.S. are using largely identical tents? No, that's not true: While there is an abundance of green tents at the nationwide protests, images from mul
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman Applying Lip Gloss In Police Shield Reflection Is NOT At Pro-Palestine Protest On US Campus
Does a photo show a pro-Palestine protester in the United States defiantly using an officer's riot shield as a mirror as she applies her lip gloss? No, that's not true: This photo's authentic caption says it shows a protester in Tbilisi,
PolitiFact→ Student protesters are calling for divestment from Israel. Here’s what that means.
College student protesters across the U.S. are pressuring universities to divest from Israel in an effort to force a cease-fire in Gaza. But what is divestment, and can it effect large-scale change? We asked experts.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, protesters at Harvard didn’t ‘replace’ the American flag with the Palestinian flag
Video shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.”
The Dispatch→ Biden Aims to Quell Voter Anxiety on Campus Protests
Plus: The deal to force TikTok divestment turned on under-the-radar maneuvering.
Full Fact→ Viral clip of Robert De Niro doesn’t show him shouting at pro-Palestinian protesters
The video actually shows him rehearsing a scene for a new show.
Full Fact→ Audio of swearing protesters added to video of Keir Starmer at polling station
An audio clip of people jeering has been edited over real footage published by the Independent and the video’s subtitles have been changed to report on the alleged chanting.
The Dispatch→ The Cult of The College Protest
Unforced errors of cultural stupidity.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims that George Soros is ‘paying student radicals’ involved in campus protests
Sharing a New York Post headline, social media users said George Soros paid campus protesters. Soros’ foundation gave grants to some groups involved in the protests, but the money and protesters had several degrees of separation.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the U.S. military isn’t bracing for deep state cabal protests
As of April 24, “there was active military in 360 U.S. cities awaiting a Supreme Court announcement ‘that will rock the world’ and trigger cabal deep state planned protests.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video shows Robert De Niro rehearsing for a Netflix series, not yelling at anti-Israel protesters
As police crack down on college protests across the country, social media users are misrepresenting the video of De Niro, claiming that it shows him expressing support for Israel.
The Dispatch→ Let’s Stop Romanticizing the Cult of Protest
The tolerance for mobs shouting insults and blocking traffic is driven by misguided nostalgia for the 1960s.
Full Fact→ Photo showing Israeli flag alongside swastika at protest has been edited
The photo was taken at a ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, US, in 2017.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Photo does not show pro-Palestine protesters blocking Jewish students from entering Columbia Univers
Photo shows “Palestinian activists” blocking “Jewish students from entering Columbia University.”
PolitiFact→ Mike Johnson – Amid Columbia protests, safety concerns, Speaker Mike Johnson is off-base on hybrid classes plan
Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ National Guard soldiers were not called to address Israel-Hamas war protest at Texas university
Amid student protests on an increasing number of college campuses, social media users falsely claimed that a demonstration at UT-Austin was met by the National Guard.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Columbia not all remote, offers students hybrid learning amid Israel-Hamas war protests
“Columbia University announced classes will be remote for the remainder of the school year.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video of protesters heckling Joe Biden in his hometown is from 2021, not 2024
Video shows hecklers April 16 booing Joe Biden’s motorcade in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: London Authorities Are NOT Legally Prohibited From Removing Bat Boxes Protesters Put On Surveillance Cameras
Are officials in London legally prohibited from removing bat boxes that protesters place on the city's traffic surveillance cameras? No, that's not true: It's illegal to install anything over these traffic cameras, which monitor vehicles
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Anti-Oil Protesters Who Glued Themselves To Tanker Of Cooking Oil — It Carried Chemical Substance
Did environmental activists protesting against the use of oil and gas in the U.K. glue themselves to a container transporting cooking oil? No, that's not true: The labels on the tank excluded the possibility that it contained vegetable oi
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – RFK Jr. said that Jan. 6 ‘protestors carried no weapons.’ Evidence shows that's Pants on Fire!
On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Este video de Javier Milei hablando sobre las protestas en Cuba es de 2021, no actual
El presidente argentino “hizo una declaración apoyando las protestas en Cuba” de 2024.
Full Fact→ Ukrainian Embassy did not tell French farmers to stop protesting
This claim appears in a fake Euronews video that appeared on the Russian news site Pravda last month.
The Dispatch→ Farmers Protest Across Europe
Narrowing profit margins and stifling regulations are pushing Europe’s farmers to the brink.
Full Fact→ Video does not show pro-Palestinian protesters hijacking Amsterdam airport announcement system
A Dutch government spokesperson confirmed the public address system was not taken over during the demonstration.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar Did NOT Pose With ‘Defund The Police’ Protestors — Photo Is Edited
Did Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and state Attorney General Keith Ellison pose in a warmhearted way with a roomful of protesters holding "Defund the Police" signs? No, that's not true: A photo purporting to show such a scene has been a
Full Fact→ Photo does not show farmers protesting in Italy
Although farmers are protesting across Europe, an image circulating on social media doesn’t show a recent protest in Verona. It’s actually of a demonstration by farmers in Paris in 2010.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The NYPD did not stage a protest over the release of suspects in Times Square officer attack
As men charged in the attack were released without bail this week, social media users falsely claimed that a video showed the NYPD protesting against the decision.
Logically→ No, video does not show farmers protesting in Texas amid border standoff