“Says the toddler shown in a photo clinging to a police officer was found wandering, alone and barefoot, looking for his mother amid protests in Philadelphia.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 Oct 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The boy wasn’t found wandering around alone and barefoot by police. He was pulled from an SUV after police officers swarmed and smashed the vehicle’s windows.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 October 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 November 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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