Quick Take False claims that nearly everyone involved in George Floyd’s death — including Floyd — are “crisis actors” have spread widely online. But the pictures that supposedly prove this theory actually show unrelated pe
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Truth or Fiction?→ Dave Chappelle Releases ‘8:46’ via YouTube, Netflix, Discusses Death of George Floyd and Protests
In June 2020, comedian Dave Chappelle released an unexpected, 27-minute-long special titled 8:46 — a number instantly recognizable as the amount of time former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, killing
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Facts on Floyd Pathologist’s Role in Past Cases
Quick Take Instagram posts erroneously claim the “SAME DOCTOR” performed the autopsies on “JFK, MLK, Epstein, AND George Floyd.” The doctor referenced, pathologist Michael Baden, has connections to those four cases — but h
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Long Island News Outlet Call George Floyd Graffiti ‘Anti-Government’?
A television station in Long Island, New York used some of George Floyd’s last words to attract social media users to a short story about “anti-government graffiti.” News 12 Long Island’s Twitter post on June 7 2020 did not men
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Looters Burned Redlands Amazon Facility To Ground In Floyd Protests
Did "looters" burn to the ground an Amazon fulfillment center in Southern California amid protests over the death of George Floyd? No, that's true: Fire officials told Lead Stories that no evidence exists that looters or rioters had anything t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates, The CDC, Drs. Fauci And Birx NOT ‘Silent’ On Protests; COVID-19 Lockdowns NOT A ‘Scam’
Have philanthropist Bill Gates, along with Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention been silent amid the widespread protests sparked by George Floyd's death? And does this supposed silence "prove"
Snopes→ Attorneys: 2 Ex-Cops Charged in Floyd’s Death Were Rookies
Two of the cops charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd had been on the force for just four days when he was killed. Derek Chauvin was their training officer.
FactCheck.org→ The Semantics of ‘Tear Gas’ Versus ‘Pepper Spray’
Democratic politicians have criticized President Donald Trump for the use of “tear gas” to disperse protesters near the White House on June 1 before Trump walked to St. John’s Episcopal Church to pose for photos with a Bible. The pres
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Floyd Is NOT Alive And There Is No Evidence Video Of His Death Was Faked
Is George Floyd alive and was video of him dying under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer faked? No, that's not true: Two autopsies -- one by a medical examiner, and a second private examination -- confirmed that Floyd is dead. Video rec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Floyd Was NOT ‘Found To Be Innocent,’ No Word On If $20 Bill Was Real
Have investigators concluded that George Floyd was innocent of passing a fake $20 bill because the money was real? No, that's not true: Investigators have not made their findings public because the case is ongoing. Whether or not the bill was
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A Post from Many Other Truckers’ on Protests Blocking Roads
On May 31 2020, an open letter was shared by the Facebook page “Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children” (archived here), purportedly speaking for all or most American truckers in the midst of ongoing protests in all fifty states: W
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo of Hitler Holding Up Bible Similar to Trump is NOT Real
Is President Trump holding a Bible in his right hand imitating an image of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler posing with a Bible? No, that's not true: The photo of Hitler was digitally altered to add a Bible in his right hand. The original image showed
FactCheck.org→ Two Former Officers Involved in Floyd’s Death Are Not In-Laws
Quick Take Contrary to social media posts, Kellie Chauvin, the estranged wife of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, is not the sister of Tou Thao, another former officer involved in the events tha
FactCheck.org→ Viral Tweet ‘Alert’ Wasn’t From Antifa
Quick Take A tweet shared widely online during the protests sparked by the death of George Floyd — espousing a plan to bring violence to “residential areas… the white hoods” — was made to appear to be from antifa, the anti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Simpsons’ Did NOT Predict Police Officer Kneeling On George Floyd’s Neck
Did "The Simpsons" predict Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck, killing him? No, that's not true. The memes claiming the television show "The Simpsons" aired an episode that showed a police officer, Wiggins
Truth or Fiction?→ Nickelodeon Goes Off the Air for Eight Minutes and 46 Seconds to Protest Death of George Floyd
On June 1 2020, Facebook posts about a purportedly strong message of support for Black Lives Matter on children’s television network Nickelodeon began circulating, including posts about the channel going off the air for eight minutes and 46 seco
FactCheck.org→ Officer Charged in Floyd’s Death Hasn’t Committed Suicide
Quick Take A viral story shared on social media is falsely claiming that Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd, committed suicide in his prison cell. Full Story As national tensions surged over the d
Snopes→ Family Autopsy: George Floyd Asphyxiated by Sustained Pressure
The family’s autopsy differs from the official autopsy as described in a criminal complaint against Derek Chauvin, which found nothing “to support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Floyd NOT Rushed Into Ambulance by Cops
Was George Floyd's body rushed into an ambulance by police and not by paramedics, just to make a quick getaway? No, that's not true. The men who placed Floyd onto a gurney and into an ambulance were Hennepin County, Minnesota, EMS paramedics.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amy Klobuchar Did NOT Decline To Prosecute Cop at Center Of George Floyd Death
Did Amy Klobuchar decline to prosecute Derek Chauvin, the cop at the center of George Floyd's death? No, that's not true: Klobuchar was not involved in the prosecutorial decisions in the October 2006 police shooting of Wayne Reyes, which happe
Truth or Fiction?→ Did George Floyd’s Autopsy Reveal ‘Potential Intoxicants’?
Following the arrest of Derek Chauvin in connection with the extrajudicial killing of George Floyd in May 2020, the release of the criminal complaint against the former Minneapolis police officer reignited criticism against local authorities. One part
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘If You as a White Person Would Be Happy to Receive the Same Treatment That Our Black Citizens Do in This Society, Please Stand!’
A May 15 2020 Facebook post by user Joya Foster Follette (captioned simply “A Repost”) circulated virally after the killing of George Floyd, alongside the following image of text describing white indifference to racism: The text in the i
FactCheck.org→ Falsehoods Follow George Floyd’s Death
Minneapolis has erupted in protests and riots since George Floyd, a black man, died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck during an arrest on May 25. The incident was captured on cellphone video that showed Floyd repeatedly saying, “I
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Conspiracy Theory Claims Floyd Case Was ‘Staged’
Quick Take Viral text posts are advancing the groundless claim that George Floyd’s arrest and death in Minneapolis were “staged” to incite “racial tensions.” But they offer no evidence to support that conspiracy theory.
Snopes→ Minneapolis Cop Who Knelt on George Floyd’s Neck Arrested
Derek Chauvin was videotaped kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Saint Paul Police Officer Caught Vandalizing Property at a George Floyd Protest?
Amid the social unrest permeating the Minnesota Twin Cities area following the extrajudicial killing of George Floyd in May 2020, Twitter users claimed to have identified a man spotted vandalizing a local auto parts store as a local police officer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Video Of Cop Pinning George Floyd Down Is ‘False Flag’ — Minneapolis Police Cars DO Say ‘POLICE’ On License Plates
Is the video of a Minneapolis police officer pinning down George Floyd before Floyd died a "false flag" because the police car license plate that says "POLICE" is fake? No, that's not true. The video of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
FactCheck.org→ Viral Photos Don’t Show Minneapolis Officer in Floyd Case
Quick Take Politically charged social media posts have wrongly identified pictures as showing the Minneapolis police officer who was seen kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, who died shortly after. The two photos circulating do not show the officer,
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Donald Trump Say ‘Women, You Have to Treat Them Like S—‘ in a 1992 Interview?
On September 14 2019 the popular — but not always accurate — Facebook page “Occupy Democrats” shared a Donald Trump quote meme (archived here), alleging that the President said “women, you have to treat them like shit” in
Truth or Fiction?→ Cornel Nistorescu 9/11 ‘Ode to America’ Editorial
On September 11 2019 a Facebook user shared an editorial credited to Romanian newspaper columnist Cornel Nistorescu. Alongside a photograph showing black smoke billowing out of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, the post was prefaced with comm