“Kellie Chauvin is the Wife of Derek Chauvin," the former police officer charged in George Floyd's death, and former officer "Tou Thao is Kellie Chauvin's Brother.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Jun 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Social media posts say the estranged wife of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, is the sister of his fellow former officer Tou Thao. Her lawyer says she’s not.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 June 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 June 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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