“Kyle [Rittenhouse] put out a dumpster fire that was being rolled down to a gas station to blow up.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Nov 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Kyle Rittenhouse said he was defending a car dealership during protests against police brutality. He wasn’t defending his grandparents’ gas station, as social media posts falsely claim.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 November 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 December 2021, 11 days later. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.