“Antifa “are killing our police. Looting our businesses. Assaulting the elderly and burning our churches.”
Dane Eagle
Republican candidate in Florida Congressional District 19. Claim dated 22 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Experts say that local criminal opportunists were behind the violence and looting. We found no evidence that antifa supporters orchestrated the violence.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Dane Eagle (Republican candidate in Florida Congressional District 19) made this claim around 22 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 June 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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