“ANTIFA is now carrying chain saws, and cutting down utility poles, and starting more fires.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Multiple police departments, fire officials and the FBI’s Portland field office have debunked rumors that antifa has anything to do with wildfires on the West Coast.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 September 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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