“Black Lives Matter "injures 1000 police officers kills 36 people and does $8 billion in damage.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 25 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
We found no proof the toll from protests against police brutality is as high as is claimed. The U.S. Justice Department told us it does not have numbers on officer injuries or property damage from civil disturbances.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 August 2020, 13 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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