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| Subject: Fact Check: Did a US city deploy child soldiers to quell protests over George Floyd's death? Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:24 pm | |
| The uniformed persons in riot gear seen in the video are members of Georgia National Guard and of eligible age to join the force.
Multiple videos and images of protests and rioting across the United States have been circulating on social media following the death of African-American George Floyd due to excessive police force. Amid this, a video of security forces in riot gear has gone viral with the claim that Atlanta, a city in the US, has deployed "child militia" to quell protesters. Like several American cities, Atlanta, too, has been witnessing a wave of protests and police action over the last few days. Many Facebook users have shared the 10-second clip along with the caption, "Atlanta has deployed a child militia at Lenox Mall fitted with riot shields and batons"
India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the viral claim is misleading. The uniformed persons in riot gear seen in the video are members of Georgia National Guard and of eligible age to join the force.
https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-did-a-us-city-deploy-child-soldiers-to-quell-protests-over-george-floyd-s-death-1684554-2020-06-02 _________________ Anarcho-Capitalist, AnCaps Forum, Ancapolis, OZschwitz Contraband “The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime.”-- Max Stirner "Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the government officials committing it." -- Kurt Hofmann |
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