“Photo shows a woman named Araceli Hernandez who “was kidnapped by George Floyd and brutally beaten during a home invasion.”
Social media posts
Instagram post. Claim dated 10 Dec 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
George Floyd had an aggravated robbery charge in 2007 for his involvement in breaking into the apartment of a woman named Aracely Henriquez, but this photo shows a different woman.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 December 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 December 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C0rN-MnOP0p/
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