“BREAKING: A second attack in New Orleans has been uncovered, police are searching.”
Social media posts
in a post on Facebook. Claim dated 4 Jan 2025.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
On Jan. 1, a man drove a pickup truck into a crowd on a busy street in New Orleans, killing 14 people. We found no credible information substantiating a Facebook post’s claim about a subsequent “breaking” attack in New Orleans.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 January 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 January 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02PcLZxdKxb5X3kjEkwCp3Gmz6A5d91yDj…
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