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
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Who Is Behind The Protestjobs.com Parody Website
Does ProtestJobs.com connect professional protesters with paying customers? No, that's not true: The website (archived here) created in February 2017 is a parody site, although its sleek professional design featuring a bullhorn logo, package p
Snopes→ Is This ‘Ricky Ellsworth,’ a White Woman Killed by Black Minnesota Cop?
A viral meme got key facts wrong while attempting to make a point about police violence and racial injustice in the U.S.
AllSides→ Fact-checking misinformation about the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Media Outlets DID Suggest George Floyd Protests Could Cause A COVID-19 Spike
Have no media outlets questioned if all of the protests in the wake of George Floyd's death could cause a spike in COVID-19 cases? No, that's not true: The concern about the lack of social distancing and wearing of face masks has been raised i
Truth or Fiction?→ Are the #BlackLivesMatter and #GeorgeFloyd Hashtags Banned on TikTok?
Actress Rachel Zegler and other users criticized the video app TikTok in May 2020, after some reported that the hashtags #BlackLivesMatter and #GeorgeFloyd had been wiped from search results on the platform. As the entertainment site AceShowbiz.com fi
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: George Floyd Death Protester Did NOT Accidentally Drop Riot Manual
Did someone protesting the death of George Floyd accidentally drop pages from a riot manual? No, that's not true: The image shared on social media that purportedly gives instructions for carrying out a riot is one page used in a 2015 hoax and
Snopes→ Officials See Extremist Groups, Disinformation in Protests
U.S. officials sought to determine whether extremist groups had infiltrated police brutality protests across the country and deliberately tipped largely peaceful demonstrations toward violence.
Snopes→ Derek Chauvin’s Wife and Tou Thao Are Not Siblings
Kellie Chauvin does have a brother who's a police officer, but he’s not Tou Thao.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Italy Did NOT Arrest Cardinals, Did NOT Seize Vatican City
Did Italian law enforcement arrest several cardinals and did they seize Vatican City? No, that's not true: the story originated as satire on Patheos.com and was later copied by "real" conspiracy websites. None of it is true. The original story
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Amish People Protest the Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis?
On May 30 2020, the word “Amish” trended on Twitter, due to circulating social media posts claiming Amish people gathered to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis: The Amish came out yesterday in Minneapolis to join the George
Snopes→ As Minneapolis Burns, Mayor Takes Heat for the Response
Frey’s leadership is being questioned after police failed to quell several nights of rioting, fires and ransacking of local businesses that followed Floyd’s death.
Snopes→ US Cities Fear Protests May Fuel New Wave of Virus Outbreaks
The massive protests sweeping across U.S. cities following the police killing of a handcuffed black man in Minnesota have elevated fears of a new surge in cases of the coronavirus.
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→ Did Twitter Slap a Warning Label on a Trump Tweet for ‘Glorifying Violence’?
The U.S. president's tweets about May 2020 protests of police in Minneapolis generated heated reactions.
Snopes→ Did George Floyd and Then-Officer Derek Chauvin Work Together in Minneapolis?
Questions surfaced about the possibility that a Minneapolis police officer knew the man who died after the officer kneeled on his neck in May 2020.
Snopes→ Is This a Photograph of a KKK Gathering in Mississippi?
As protests grew following the death of a black man while in police custody in May 2020, a viral photo purported to show members of the Ku Klux Klan gathered in Mississippi.
Snopes→ Minneapolis Cop Who Knelt on Man’s Neck Charged with Murder
The police officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, has been arrested and charged with murder.
Snopes→ Did Trump Say Cops Should ‘Rough People Up’ During Arrests?
Comments the president made in 2017 resurfaced in May 2020 in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck.
Snopes→ Trump Calls Minneapolis Protesters ‘Thugs,’ Vows Action
President Trump threatened to take action to bring the city of Minneapolis “under control,” calling violent protesters outraged by the death of a black man in police custody “thugs” and saying that “when the looting starts, the shooting start
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Who is Derek M. Chauvin?’
The extrajudicial killing of 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 led to increased scrutiny of Officer Derek Chauvin, who was caught on video pinning his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes prior to Floyd’s death. Aroun
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,
The Dispatch→ Is There a Photo of Derek Chauvin Wearing a ‘Make Whites Great Again’ Hat?
Widely shared tweets on Wednesday claimed that Derek Chauvin, identified as the Minneapolis police officer with his knee on the throat of George Floyd, had previously been pictured wearing a “Make Whites Great Again” hat:Ice Cube @icecubeA
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Order Guantanamo Bay To Prepare For ‘High Level’ Prisoners
Did President Trump order the military prison at Guantanamo Bay to prepare for "high level" prisoners? No, that's not true: The original publisher of the story posted in 2018 determined it was an "unreliable conspiracy" theory and retracted it
Snopes→ Is This Video of a Riot at the Mall of America?
As protests broke out in Minneapolis after the death of a black man while in police custody in May 2020, a video claimed riots took place in the Mall of America.
Snopes→ Did Trump Praise Then-Minneapolis Cop Derek Chauvin at Rally?
Chauvin has been blamed for the death of George Floyd, who died after the Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck, choking him.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Derek Chauvin Photographed Alongside Donald Trump at a Campaign Rally?
In the aftermath of the extrajudicial killing of 46-year-old George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, social media users spread a photograph online that they claimed showed one of the officers alongside United States President Donald
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Wearing MAGA-Style Hat In Photo Or Onstage At Trump Rally Is NOT Minneapolis Cop Derek Chauvin, Involved In Death Of George Floyd
Is a man wearing a MAGA-style red hat that reads "Make Whites Great Again" in a photo the Minneapolis police officer who had his knee on George Floyd's neck as Floyd died? No, that's not true: The photo shared widely on social media is of a no
Snopes→ Mayor: Officer Who Put Knee on Man’s Neck Should Be Charged
The mayor of Minneapolis called for criminal charges to be filed against the white police officer seen on video kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed black man during an arrest.
Snopes→ Is This Minn. Cop Derek Chauvin Wearing a ‘Make Whites Great Again’ Hat?
Chauvin is the Minneapolis police officer identified in news reports as the killer of George Floyd.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Kill Carolyn Gombell; She Is NOT Real, But The Creation Of A Twitter Parody Account
Is Donald Trump really a suspect in the murder of a personal assistant in 2000, while he was still a New York-based real estate mogul? No, that's not true: the #JusticeForCarolyn tweet that claims Trump "strangled her because he'd gotten her p
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Amy Cooper Make Campaign Donations to Obama, Buttigieg, and John Kerry?
Amid the fallout of Amy Cooper’s firing for her racist harassment of Christian Cooper in May 2020, some social media users began trying to parse her political leanings as an evidence-free opinion piece in a British publication added fuel to the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Remains Of Nazi Officer Were NOT Discovered Inside 100-Year-Old Giant Catfish
Were the remains of a Nazi officer discovered inside a 100-year-old giant catfish? No, that's not true: Although the photo of the giant catfish and the fisherman is real, the details of this story are all fabricated. The name of the fisherman,
Snopes→ Black Man Dies After Video Shows Officer Kneeling on Neck
The death occurred Monday night after a struggle with police officers, and is under investigation by the FBI and state agents.
Snopes→ Four Minneapolis Officers Fired After Death of Black Man
The death occurred after a struggle with police officers during which the man is could be heard saying he could not breathe.