“A U-Haul operated by antifa activists distributed “shields, weapons & black bloc” to protesters in Louisville, Ky., and is linked to “a George Soros-funded initiative.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 23 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
A video shows protesters taking supplies from the back of a U-Haul truck. Some signs bear a symbol associated with antifa activists. There is no connection between Soros and the truck.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 September 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
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