“Photo shows Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison posing at “Defund the Police” event.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 19 Feb 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
This photo was altered. The original photo, from a 2022 election event, does not show "defund the police" signs. Neither Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., nor Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison support defunding police.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 February 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 February 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/archive/t99SW
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