Aug 04 Right-wing rally, counter-protesters face off in Portland By Molly Enking Hundreds of right-wing protesters and counter-protesters faced off in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, shouting chants like, “USA, USA,” and “Whose streets? Our streets!” at each other across a barrier of police in riot gear. Continue reading
Oct 10 Google ‘Top stories’ featured false news about rumored Antifa civil war By Cameron Hickey, Miles O'Brien We reached out to Google to ask about the misinformation we found for the “Antifa civil war” search in “Top stories,” and they declined to comment. However, by the following day, searches for those same terms did not return any… Continue reading
Aug 28 Black-clad anarchists swarm anti-hate rally in California By Paul Elias and Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. — An anti-hate rally was disrupted when scores of anarchists wearing black clothing and masks stormed the demonstration in Berkeley and attacked several supporters of President Donald Trump. But police were able to head off any wider violence. Continue reading
Aug 16 Photo of ‘Antifa’ man assaulting officer was doctored, analysis shows By Joshua Barajas An image that appeared to capture a member of an anti-fascist group beating a U.S. police officer with a club during a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is fake. Continue reading