“Florida man charged with a hate crime” for defacing pride crosswalk”
Social media posts
Twitter. Claim dated 3 Apr 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Florida man who defaced Delray Beach pride crosswalk in 2021 was arrested on charges that included a hate crime, but it wasn’t formally charged by prosecutors.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 April 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 April 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/Wbzrm
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