“The death of George Floyd was a "staged event.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Video evidence of the encounter and investigations from local and federal prosecutors do not suggest Floyd’s death was staged.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 May 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 May 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.vn/t5nfq
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