“New court documents reveal that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Oct 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Fentanyl was found in Floyd’s system, but two autopsy reports found that his death was a homicide, not a fentanyl overdose. A deposition transcript revealed no new information that proved Floyd died of an overdose.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 October 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 November 2023, 21 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/cultural_crossroads_chronicles/32228327110597…
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