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Fact check: Huntington Beach photos comparing coronavirus protest, BLM protest are real
Even though reop protesters showed up armed, Huntington Beach police only showed up with a heavy presence at the smaller anti-police violence protest, then allowed racist counter protesters to disrupt the protest.
Link to tweet
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/05/fact-check-huntington-beach-coronavirus-blm-protest-photos-real/3154358001/
The claim: A Black Lives Matter protest at Huntington Beach had heavy police presence with smaller crowds while a coronavirus protest in the same area had a larger crowd with light police presence
A recent Facebook post compares two photos allegedly from recent protests in Huntington Beach, California. The first photo that claims to come from a beach closure protest appears to have larger crowds with no police, while a Black Lives Matter protest in the same area is shown to have a smaller crowd with police blocking off a main intersection.
The bottom of the photo is captioned, “1. Huntington beach, covid-19 protest 2. Huntington beach, black lives matter protest.”
Users noted their frustration with the differences in the photos commenting “one group brought weapons and one group didn’t…” Another comment reads, “In so many other cases involving white protesters, police were there to protect and the protest was allowed to continue. In this case, the police shut it down as an ‘unlawful gathering.’ It’s a double standard.”
A recent Facebook post compares two photos allegedly from recent protests in Huntington Beach, California. The first photo that claims to come from a beach closure protest appears to have larger crowds with no police, while a Black Lives Matter protest in the same area is shown to have a smaller crowd with police blocking off a main intersection.
The bottom of the photo is captioned, “1. Huntington beach, covid-19 protest 2. Huntington beach, black lives matter protest.”
Users noted their frustration with the differences in the photos commenting “one group brought weapons and one group didn’t…” Another comment reads, “In so many other cases involving white protesters, police were there to protect and the protest was allowed to continue. In this case, the police shut it down as an ‘unlawful gathering.’ It’s a double standard.”
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