“Piles of bricks are being staged in cities around the country, indicating riots are planned.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 31 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The Kansas City Police Department has said there is reason to believe that protesters there were stashing bricks “for nefarious use.” But officials in other cities said there is no connection between bricks and protests.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 May 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 June 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
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