“Video clips of President Donald Trump saying "I can't breathe" suggest that he was mocking the death of George Floyd.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Jun 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Clips of President Donald Trump pretending to choke, saying “I can’t breathe” have been suggesting that he mocked George Floyd. The videos pre-date Floyd’s death and show Trump mocking his political rivals — not Floyd.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 June 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 June 2020, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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Related checks
- PolitiFact: False“Videos show President Donald Trump saying “I can’t breathe.”