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Viral tweets falsely claim TikTok and Cash App are suppressing ‘Black Lives Matter’ content (updated)

Both issues were apparently caused by technical glitches.

On May 29, 2020 by Claire Goforth

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Video shows Black CNN reporter covering Minneapolis protest arrested

A white reporter on site was not arrested.

On May 29, 2020 by Siobhan Ball

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The best way to fight police brutality is by staying home

For activists, there is so much to do online.

On May 28, 2020 by Tiffanie Drayton

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Andy Ngo’s Minnesota protest tweets spread misinformation

The right-wing media personality is back to spreading misinformation.

On May 28, 2020 by Colleen Hagerty

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Video claiming to show protesters looting the Mall of America is fake

The video shows an incident at an Illinois mall in 2019.

On May 28, 2020 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Video shows man threatening to call 911 on Black tenants at apartment gym (updated)

The men work in the building.

On May 27, 2020 by Trinady Joslin

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Police criticized for different responses to unarmed, Black-led protests and armed, white lockdown protests

No one used tear gas on armed lockdown protests.

On May 27, 2020 by Claire Goforth

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Video shows cop kneeling on neck of Black man who says he can’t breathe

The man died shortly after an ambulance took him from the scene.

On May 26, 2020 by Bryan Rolli

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Right-wing sites falsely claimed group of Somalis attacked man in viral video

The video shows a man viciously attacked with a plant pot and run over with a bicycle.

On Sep 19, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

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Why a far-right conspiracy about Ilhan Omar is in the news again

Omar dismissed the allegations as 'baseless rumors' in 2016.

On Jun 25, 2019 by Ignacio Martinez

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Ilhan Omar wins Minnesota 5th, becomes Congress’ second Muslim-American woman

Omar is the first Somali-American elected to Congress.

On Nov 6, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

Republican Duane Quam snatched Jamie Mahlberg's microphone this week.

Republican lawmaker rips microphone out of female opponent’s hands

He shocked both the moderator and his opponent.

On Oct 10, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Muslim woman wins primary in Minnesota—and the far right is terrified

Ilhan Omar's win is really upsetting the Islamaphobes.

On Aug 15, 2018 by David Covucci

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DNC co-chair Keith Ellison denies ex-girlfriend’s account of domestic violence

Her son wrote about the alleged abuse on Facebook.

On Aug 13, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

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Minnesota congressman defends his interest in calling women ‘sluts’

He's not backing down from his comments.

On Jul 19, 2018 by Samantha Grasso