“Photo shows Klansmen and a burning cross at “the Democratic National Convention of 1924.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 June 2020, 9 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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Related checks
- FactCheck.org: False“AUTHENTIC PHOTO OF THE 1924 NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.”
- Deutsche Presse-Agentur: Missing context“The US Democratic National Convention is almost empty”