“Douglas County Sheriff has 6 ANTIFA arsonists in custody" for setting wildfires in Oregon.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 9 Sep 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Rumors spread across social media, claiming that the wildfires in Oregon were set by political activists. Law enforcement agencies have refuted those claims and asked residents to stop the spread of conspiracy theories.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 September 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 September 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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