“Says “a rioter accidentally dropped” a riot manual with detailed instructions.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 31 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The image of a “riot manual” was first posted in 2015, to falsely accuse a Democrat super PAC of organizing a violent protest.
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 2 June 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=936986396752382&set=a.198972403887122&type=3&thea…
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