“Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife”
Social media posts
a Facebook post. Claim dated 26 Aug 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Police didn't find a gun at the scene. A knife was found in Blake's SUV, but authorities haven’t said if Blake held it at some point.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4017870701563341&set=a.129665193717264&type=3&the…
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