“DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has just proposed using her power to REMOVE the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial in the wake of George Floyd’s death to push for ‘inclusion, equality, and justice.’”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 1 Sep 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Mayor Muriel Bowser asked an advisory panel to review possible changes to D.C.-owned assets; she did not propose removing any federal monuments.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 September 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 September 2020, 9 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/LakeCountyOhioGOP/photos/a.551710294959810/1964459560351536/?typ…
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