“The officers who beat Tyre Nichols targeted him because he was “allegedly dating” one of their wives.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 26 Jan 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
PolitiFact found no evidence to substantiate the claim and Nichols’ stepfather Rodney Wells described as untrue any claims Nichols was involved with the wife, girlfriend or ex of an officer who was charged in his death.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 January 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 February 2023, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02GRrAD3dLrYutVii15PumUHDV8TKq1S9w…
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