Fact-checking misinformation about the LA protests
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News Facts Network→ Abbott Deploys National Guard to Immigration Protests Across Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that he will deploy the Texas National Guard to... The post Abbott Deploys National Guard to Immigration Protests Across Texas appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show ‘California’s First Lady’ Jennifer Siebel Newsom Shopping During June 2025 Protests
Did a photograph shared widely in June 2025 show California's first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom shopping in Beverly Hills during anti-ICE protests and unrest in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: The photograph was actually taken in Jan
News Facts Network→ ICE Raids Spark Protests and Police Clashes in Phoenix Metro Area
A surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across the Phoenix area escalated tensions on... The post ICE Raids Spark Protests and Police Clashes in Phoenix Metro Area appeared first on News Facts Network.
PolitiFact→ LA protests: What US law says about Trump’s deployment of CA National Guard, U.S. Marines
Is Trump authorized to send troops to LA? What to know
Full Fact→ Old video shared with claims it shows recent US anti-immigration enforcement protests
The footage actually dates back to May 2020 when protests erupted in LA after the killing of George Floyd.
News Facts Network→ Trump Weighs Invoking Insurrection Act as Los Angeles Protests Continue
Donald Trump is signaling he may invoke the Insurrection Act as protests over immigration raids... The post Trump Weighs Invoking Insurrection Act as Los Angeles Protests Continue appeared first on News Facts Network.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video does not show U.S. Marines arriving in Los Angeles June 8 to respond to protests
Video shows “Marines have arrived in Los Angeles” June 8 to respond to immigration protests.
PolitiFact→ Timeline: Was the California National Guard at LA protests when Trump thanked them?
LA protest timeline: When did the National Guard deploy?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Bricks Was NOT Taken In Los Angeles During Protests In Early June 2025
Did a viral image showing a pile of bricks capture a scene in Los Angeles during anti-ICE protests in June 2025? No, that's not true: The photo was taken on the opposite coast of this country, thousands of miles away. The bricks in questi
News Facts Network→ Trump Suggests Arresting Newsom Over Immigration Protests
Donald Trump said Monday he would support arresting California Gov. Gavin Newsom amid escalating protests... The post Trump Suggests Arresting Newsom Over Immigration Protests appeared first on News Facts Network.
Internet Archive→ Pres. Trump on L.A. Immigration Protests : CSPAN : June 9, 2025 11:50am-11:55am EDT
President Trump spoke to reporters while en route to Camp David, where he said we would meet with "a lot of people including generals ... and admirals." He also answered questions about sending troops to California in response to protests in Los Angele
News Facts Network→ Peaceful Immigration Protests Draw Hundreds in Houston and San Antonio
HOUSTON, TX — Hundreds of residents gathered in Houston and San Antonio on Sunday to... The post Peaceful Immigration Protests Draw Hundreds in Houston and San Antonio appeared first on News Facts Network.
Full Fact→ Old video doesn’t show UK protests following Indian strikes on Pakistan
The footage was filmed on Manchester’s Curry Mile, and has been circulating online since at least August 2024.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Phoenix Ikner Mention In FSU News Story About Anti-Trump Protests Was In Section About ‘Onlookers’
Did FSU News report alleged Florida State University shooter Phoenix Ikner participated in an anti-Trump rally? No, that's not true: The now deleted section of the article that mentions and quotes Ikner is about "onlookers" who showed up
PolitiFact→ X posts – Critics of ‘Hands Off’ protests mislead with photos, videos they say are proof of paid protestors
Photos and videos show Washington, D.C., protests against White House adviser Elon Musk are “staged & paid — bussed in, scripted, clocked out.”
Full Fact→ Image of fictional characters at the Turkey protests is AI-generated
Although there is genuine footage of someone dressed as Pikachu at protests in Turkey, a picture showing Pikachu, Batman, Spiderman and the Joker running from police is not authentic.
Full Fact→ Viral image of Pikachu at Turkey protests is AI-generated
Although there is real footage of someone dressed as Pikachu at protests in Turkey, a viral still image circulating on social media is not authentic.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Image of a person dressed as Pikachu in Turkey protests is AI-generated
Image shows a “person dressed up as Pikachu to resist police violence” in Turkey.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE GPS data proves ‘84% Of Devices’ at Colorado Rally With Sanders And AOC ‘Attended 9 Or More Kamala Hamas Rallies, Antifa/BLM rallies, Pro-Hamas, Pro-Palestinian Protests’
Does a viral post prove that 84% of electronic devices spotted at the joint Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rally in Colorado can be definitively linked to Kamala Harris campaign events and protests for other causes? No, that'
The Dispatch→ Protests Erupt As Turkish Opposition Leader Jailed
‘Turkey is headed toward a very, very dark place.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Istanbul Protests Against President Erdogan — 2024 East Timor Footage
Does this viral video show scenes of protest in Istanbul with "tens of thousands" demonstrating against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan? No, that's not true: The footage dates back to 2024 and is related to a papal visit to East Timor. It
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Durban, South Africa In March 2025 — It Was Shot In 2021 After Protests
Does a video show conditions in Durban, South Africa in March 2025? No, that's not true: The video in the post was recorded in the aftermath of protests and unrest in July 2021. The same video was posted on X on July 15, 2021 carrying the
The Dispatch→ Where Are the Protests?
The strange decline of pro-Palestinian activism.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Does this video show 2025 anti-Trump protests around the world? No, it’s from 2018
A video shows “people around the world” who are “protesting because Donald Trump is the president.”
The Dispatch→ Georgian Protests Continue in the Face of Government Crackdown
Opposition leaders look to the West for support.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence University Of Texas Students Who Knelt During National Anthem Were ‘Removed From Scholarships’ — Photo Is Of Kennesaw State University Protests
Were University of Texas students who knelt during the national anthem "removed from scholarships" as a social media post with a link to an article in the comments said? No, that's not true: The photo appearing with the story depicts chee
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, this photo doesn’t show bricks for DNC protests. It’s from 2020 in Dallas.
Photo shows “pallets or containers of bricks have been found near locations designated for protests related to the Democratic National Convention”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tim Walz Enforcing ‘2020 COVID Lockdowns By Having Police Shoot Civilians With Paintball Guns’ — It Was Response To George Floyd Protests
Did a viral video authentically document enforcing COVID-19 lockdowns in Minnesota in 2020 on orders of Gov. Tim Walz? No, that's not true: The video showing law enforcement using what appear to be paintball guns was taken when state auth
The Dispatch→ Will Back to Campus Mean Back to Protests?
After the spring’s turmoil, universities are more likely to enforce policies against camping and disruptive demonstrations.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2024 Post-Election Protests In Venezuela — It’s Argentina’s 2022 World Cup Celebration
Does a social media video of large crowds moving through a city center show a mass public protest against the disputed results of Venezuela's July 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true: The video first appeared in 2022 and shows
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2024 Post-Election Protests In Venezuela — It’s Seven Years Earlier
Does a viral video portray the 2024 mass protests in Venezuela in response to the contested results of this year's presidential election? No, that's not true: The footage has been online since 2017. It showed a different rally in the coun
The Dispatch→ Iran Is Stoking Anti-Israel Protests in the U.S. Such Efforts Are Hardly New.
The Islamic Republic has a long history of running influence operations.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Digitally Manipulated Video Of Ayatollah Khamenei Banner Does NOT Document Protests At Brooklyn Museum
Did protesters hang a "giant banner" at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City in June 2024 of Iran's leader "thanking" Americans for pro-Palestinian rallies, as footage on social media appears to show? No, that's not true: The banner appea
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→ 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→ 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.
The Dispatch→ Biden Aims to Quell Voter Anxiety on Campus Protests
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