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June 2, 2020

Twitter shuts down fake Antifa account linked to white nationalists, misinformation tied to George Floyd protests spreads

As misinformation swelled in the Twittersphere during nighttime rioting in Washington, D.C., the social media platform said it disabled hundreds of accounts spreading false narrative, including some suggesting the U.S. government purposely blocked cell service for protesters, and one white nationalist group posing as Antifa to try to incite violence in residential neighborhoods.

June 2, 2020

GOP candidate calls for peace, denounces rioting: We must come together 'as one America'

Burning down small, black-owned businesses is not the way for Americans to get justice for the death of George Floyd, Florida Republican congressional candidate Byron Donalds asserted Tuesday. 

June 2, 2020

Dems trash NY Times over front-page headline deemed too favorable to Trump

The New York Times faced an overwhelming backlash from Democratic lawmakers and liberal members of the media over its front-page headline that may have been too favorable towards President Trump. 

June 1, 2020

PBS reporter faces backlash for telling Trump there's 'no evidence' that anarchists appeared at protests

PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor faced heavy backlash for insisting that there was "no evidence" that any activity that sparked from the George Floyd protests were the result of "anarchists." 

May 31, 2020

LIVE UPDATES: Protests continue across America in wake of George Floyd death

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May 30, 2020

Adriana Cohen: Twitter not only politically biased, it's crossed over into election meddling, too

Twitter is "fact-checking" the president -- while turning a blind eye to his past and present political opponents.

May 30, 2020

CNN headquarters in Atlanta vandalized by protesters after George Floyd death

A protest erupted outside CNN's headquarters in Atlanta on Friday amid nationwide demonstrations following the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, with many of the protesters seen vandalizing the entrance of the building in videos posted to social media.

May 29, 2020

Cruz calls for criminal investigation into Twitter for violating US sanctions on Iran

Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Friday, urging them to open a criminal investigation into Twitter for violating sanctions on Iran.

May 29, 2020

Chicago mayor tells Trump 'F-U' after tweet about Minneapolis looting

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted President Trump and invoked an expletive Friday in response to his tweet after three days of protests in Minneapolis, Minn., when he called the protesters "THUGS" and tweeted that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."

May 29, 2020

Brian Stelter, Washington Post face backlash for comparing arrest of CNN crew to George Floyd's death

CNN media correspondent Brian Stelter and the Washington Post are facing intense backlash for attempting to compare the arrest of a CNN crew while covering the Minneapolis riots to the tragic death of George Floyd.