“Mug shots of Antifa members arrested in Portland!! 13 out of 20 are TEACHERS!! This should be a 'wake up call'.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 26 Jul 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisMugshots are from 2017
What FactCheck.org found
Old mugshots falsely suggest that they show 13 teachers who were recently arrested during the protests in Portland, Oregon. The photos are actually from 2017, and the posts give no evidence that any of them are teachers.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 July 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 August 2020, 10 days later. Its rating was “Mugshots are from 2017”.
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