“The knife was on the ground when police arrived at the scene of Ma’Khia Bryant shooting.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Apr 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Body camera footage released by Columbus police shows that a knife was in Bryant’s hand, not on the ground, when the officer first fired his gun.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 April 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 April 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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