The death occurred after a struggle with police officers during which the man is could be heard saying he could not breathe.
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Snopes→ 2 Missouri Officers Accused of Assaulting Transgender Woman
Two police officers face assault charges for allegedly slamming a transgender woman’s face into a concrete sidewalk during an arrest.
Snopes→ Officers Find an Alligator While Responding to Robbery
There were three toddlers and several children in the apartment, police said.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Phalanx of Corporate Chief Executive Officers Step Down Ahead of COVID-19?
In March 2020, as conspiracy theorists rushed to find “meaning” to the COVID-19 pandemic, one graphic circulating online listed departures from several high-profile companies which suggested that the executives left their positions in adva
Snopes→ Trump Pays Respects to Army Officers Killed in Afghanistan
President Donald Trump paid respects to two Army officers who were killed when their helicopter crashed this week in Afghanistan, holding his salute until each of the flag-draped cases containing their remains were returned to their grieving families.
Snopes→ Lawsuit: US Border Officers Questioned Journalists at Length
Five American journalists sued the U.S. government, alleging border authorities violated their First Amendment rights by inspecting their cameras and notebooks and questioning them extensively about their coverage of last year’s migrant caravan.
Snopes→ Criminal Justice Reform Turns to List of Problem Officers
Critics say prosecutors fail to keep track of problem officers or hide that information from defense attorneys.
Snopes→ Are Pins Placed in the Collars of Chinese Officers to Correct Posture?
It's definitely difficult to slouch when a needle is poking you in the neck.
Snopes→ Officers Stake Out Two Airports, Nab Accused Turtle Trafficker
Nathan Horton is charged with violating the Lacey Act, which forbids illegal wildlife trafficking.
Snopes→ Several Police Officers Shot in Philadelphia
At least one gunman opened fire on police as they were serving a warrant in a Philadelphia neighborhood, wounding six officers and triggering a standoff that extended into the evening, authorities said.
Snopes→ Chief Apologizes After Horseback Officers Lead Man by Rope
Chief Vernon Hale said “this is a trained technique and best practice in some scenarios,” such as with crowd control.
Snopes→ Report: At Least 14 Alaska Cities Have Officers with Records
42 tribal and city police officers have rap sheets that would prevent them from being hired by the Anchorage Police Department and its urban peers, as Alaska state troopers, or even as private security guards most anywhere else in the United States.
Snopes→ Police Overseers Fire 4 Officers in McDonald-Related Case
The nine-member board found the officers exaggerated the threat posed by the 17-year-old McDonald to justify his shooting.
Snopes→ 25 Officers Injured in Memphis After Marshals Kill Fugitive
Protesters took to the streets of the Frayser community in anger after the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Brandon Webber.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO New Bill That Would Require Officers to Call Supervisor Before Drawing Weapons
Did Kamala Harris sponsor a new bill named "A Second Chance" that would require police officers to call their supervisor befor drawing a weapon? No, that's not true: the story was published by a police satire website as a joke, it is not real.
Snopes→ California Won’t Charge Officers Who Killed Stephon Clark
Stephon Clark was shot seven times on March 18, 2018, and his killing prompted protests in California's capital city and across the U.S.
Snopes→ Police Release Video of Officers’ Fatal Struggle with Teen
"The autopsy raises serious questions about why such a high degree of force was used on an unarmed teenager on his own property who posed no threat to law enforcement or the public," one of the family lawyers wrote in an email.
Snopes→ Krispy Kreme Delivers Doughnuts to Officers Over Pastry Loss
Krispy Kreme has stepped in to comfort Kentucky police officers mourning the loss of a doughnut truck that caught fire.
Snopes→ More US Police Officers Die on Duty Than Before
The most common cause of death was gunfire, and vehicular accidents claimed nearly as many officers' lives.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Routine Traffic Stop Did NOT End With Officers Finding Dead Lover’s Hand in Man’s Anus
Did police officers in Rainbow City, Alabama (or anywhere else) find the mummified hand of his dead lover in the anus of a driver they stopped? No, that's not true: the story was published by the latest in a long string of websites pretending
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Routine Traffic Stop Did NOT End With Officers Discovering Bag of Human Penises in Car
Did a routine traffic stop in Florence, South Carolina (or anywhere else) end with officers discovering a bag of human (or whale) penises in the trunk of a car? No, that's not true: the story was pushed by the latest in a long string of websit
Snopes→ Were These Mexican Police Officers Brutalized by Members of a Migrant Caravan?
A series of photographs showing injured police officers are genuine, but they are several years old and have noting to do with immigrants or caravans.
Snopes→ Did a High School Band Perform a Skit That Depicted Police Officers Being Shot?
A half-time performance loosely based on the movie 'John Q' caused widespread controversy in Mississippi and beyond.
Snopes→ 7 Officers Shot, 1 Fatally, in South Carolina Standoff
"Officers went there unknowing the firepower the suspect had," Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone said at a news conference.
Snopes→ Did Two Police Officers Cook Dinner for Children After Their Mother Was Taken to the Hospital?
An image of two police officers washing the dishes after they cooked a meal for a sick mother's children is real and was taken in the Netherlands in 2015.
Snopes→ Yale: Officers Admonished White Student for Calling Police
Yale University police officers who responded to a call about a black graduate student who had fallen asleep in the common area of a campus residence admonished the white student who reported it.
Snopes→ Did an Oakland Café Refuse to Serve Police Officers?
The Hasta Muerte coffee shop told a law enforcement officer that he and his colleagues are not welcome there.
Snopes→ Baltimore Officers Guilty in Corruption Saga Short on Heroes
Seven police officers face charges of robbery, extortion and overtime fraud, and are accused of stealing from victims, some of whom committed no crime.
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Say ‘Police Officers and Firefighters Make Too Much Money’?
A misleading headline suggested that the president used first responders' salaries to justify increasing their tax burden.
Snopes→ Officers in Seattle Fatal Shooting Had Crisis Training
Police officers shot and killed 30-year-old Charleena Lyles on Sunday after authorities said Lyles confronted the officers with a knife.
FactCheck.org→ Obama Didn’t Scrap Officers’ Memorial Day
Q: Did President Trump reinstate National Peace Officers Memorial Day? A: No. That claim was made in a fake news story that also falsely said the annual memorial for fallen officers was canceled by former President Obama. FULL QUESTION Did Trump rei
Truth or Fiction?→ President Trump Reinstates Peace Officers Memorial Day-Fiction!
President Trump Reinstates Peace Officers’ Memorial Day-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: President Donald Trump has reinstated a national day of remembrance for peace officers who were killed in the line of duty after President Obama canceled it. The
Snopes→ Did President Trump ‘Reinstate’ a Memorial Day for Police Officers, Cancelled by Obama?
Hyperpartisan web sites published the false claim that Barack Obama had cancelled Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Snopes→ Did Raleigh Restaurant Employees Sing an Offensive Song at a Group of Police Officers?
Surveillance video disproved the story, but the restaurant's reputation has not yet recovered.
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Conspiracy Theories Follow Key Bridge Collapse
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore collapsed after being hit by a cargo ship in the early morning on March 26. Although all evidence points to an accident, cons
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Marshals Deputy Did NOT Follow Biden As He Exited 2024 State Of The Union Address — Man Is US Secret Service Agent
Did officers with the U.S. Marshals service closely shadow President Joe Biden at the State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, and would the presence of the U.S. Marshals demonstrate that Biden is not the real president or that the ma
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s ‘Fact Check’ of the State of the Union
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Former President Donald Trump promised to provide a live “play by play” via Truth Social to “correct, in rapid response, any and all inaccurate Statements” mad
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Victoria Nuland, Husband
Did U.S. Marines arrest U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and her husband, Robert Kagan? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that the information in this claim is "false." This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Victoria Nuland, Husband
Did U.S. Marines arrest U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and her husband, Robert Kagan? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that the information in this claim is "false." This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Navy Judge Advocate General Did NOT Hang Biden’s Chief Science Officer Arati Prabhakar
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps execute Arati Prabhakar by hanging on February 27, 2024, for committing treason? No, that's not true: Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, has app