copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2021-03-29): Antifa has seen a steady increase in media attention ever since former President Donald Trump took office in January 2017. Republicans often portray antifa as a highly organized group of "terrorists" worthy of national watch lists. Some conspiracy theorists falsely blamed antifa for the January 6 Capitol riots that led to five deaths. [...] Antifa is not a highly organized movement, nor is it merely an idea. Antifa is a loose affiliation of local activists scattered across the United States and a few other countries. The term "antifa" is short for anti-fascist; it's used both by its adherents and its foes.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2017-09-01): Antifa, Bray explains, traces its roots to the 1920s and ’30s, when militant leftists violently clashed with fascists – albeit unsuccessfully -- in the streets of Germany, Italy, and Spain. The movement, and its tactic of street-level clashes, had a resurgence in the 1970s and ’80s in reaction to the emergence of neo-Nazi skinheads in Britain's punk music scene, and again in Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It took hold within segments of U.S. punk culture in the 1980s, more typically under the broader cause of anti-racism. [...] MG: How would you define antifa? [...] Also, many of their followers think that this is a game, that this a joke, that they can come off the Internet and into the streets without this having very serious implications. And a lot of what antifa is doing is making it perfectly clear to them that if you really want to be a Nazi, this is a dangerous thing and you really need to think twice about throwing yourself behind a racist white supremacist movement that is preaching the death of others.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2021-12-28): A year ago, conservative pundits couldn’t air enough breathy reports about Antifa. Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro and Alex Jones warned of a veritable anarchist army ready to overthrow the U.S. government and impose a communist regime. It didn't. [...] Antifa: The liberal bogeyman [...] Far from the radical claims by cable news anchors and far-right pundits, the Antifa movement has not sought a communist takeover of the country. Nor have anti-fascists engaged in widespread civil disobedience or conducted mass shootings or invaded the U.S. Capitol. Antifa spent 2021 doing the work it has always done.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-06-01): Literature from the antifa movement encourages followers to monitor the activities of white supremacist groups, publicize the personal information of perceived enemies, develop self-defense training regimens and compel outside organizations to cancel any speakers or events with "a fascist bent," according to a 2018 Congressional Research Service report. People associated with antifa have been present for significant demonstrations and counterdemonstrations over the last three years, sometimes involving brawls and property damage. They mobilized against a white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017 and have clashed repeatedly with far-right groups in Portland, Oregon, including at a rally last summer that resulted in arrests and the seizure of shields, poles and other weapons. What role is antifa playing in these demonstrations? Trump and members of his administration have singled out antifa as being responsible for the violence at protests triggered by the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after Floyd stopped moving and pleading for air.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-11-02): Such dire warnings are wildly disconnected from reality. Most Americans who identify as antifascists don’t belong to any particular group, and there is no national Antifa hierarchy or leadership. To date, one American has been killed by someone professing an antifascist agenda; right-wing extremists, by comparison, have been responsible for more than three hundred and twenty deaths in the past quarter century. The only known plot to "overthrow" the government in recent months was hatched by right-wing militia members, who, according to the F.B.I., planned to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer. In June, I stood next to the alleged ringleader, Adam Fox, during a rally at Michigan’s capitol, while a speaker yelled, "We are here demanding peace as these terrorist organizations want to burn down our cities!" Fox carried an assault rifle and wore an ammo vest with a patch that said, "Si vis pacem, para bellum": "If you want peace, prepare for war."
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-06-09): The movement called "antifa" gets its name from a short form of "anti-fascist," which is about the only thing its members agree on. President Donald Trump and some far-right activists and militants have claimed antifa is allegedly conspiring to foment violence amid the protests sweeping the U.S. In my forthcoming book, "American Antifa: The Tactics, Culture, and Practice of Militant Antifascism," I describe antifa as a decentralized collection of individual activists who mostly use nonviolent methods to achieve their ends. Their goal is to resist the spread of fascism. That word can be an inexact term, but generally antifa activists see fascism as the violent enactment and enforcement of biological and social inequalities between people.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-06-02): False rumors that antifa is organizing bus rides to take protesters into white neighborhoods and loot homes have gone viral in recent days on digital neighborhood platforms and in group texts throughout the U.S. Some of the posts feature a screenshot of a tweet by a fake antifa Twitter account that Twitter said was created by the white nationalist group Identity Evropa, attempting to drum up fear of looting in residential and suburban areas. The false antifa tweet was boosted in part by Donald Trump Jr., who posted a screenshot of the tweet to his Instagram account. Other rumors falsely warn of antifa members' being "bused in" to towns in Idaho. [...] The post was shared by pro-Second Amendment and conservative media pages like Red State and Hot Air. It was also shared by "U.S. Law Enforcement," a page with nearly a half-million followers that claims to be "run by several current and retired U.S. law enforcement officers," which posted the screenshot of the tweet and wrote: "Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities — and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.' Law enforcement across the country on high alert. Circulate this asap."
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-04-06): Who Are Antifa, and Are They a Threat? [...] To add to the confusion, there was significant disinformation and a proliferation of fake accounts on social media platforms. For example, Twitter shut down several accounts that it said were operated by a white supremacist group called Identity Evropa, which was posing as Antifa. In one fake account with the Twitter handle @Antifa_US, Identity Evropa members allegedly called for violence in white suburban areas in the name of Black Lives Matters. "Tonight’s the night, Comrades," one tweet noted with a brown raised fist emoji. "Tonight we say ‘F--- The City’ and we move into the residential areas... the white hoods.... and we take what's ours …" As Twitter explained, "This account violated our platform manipulation and spam policy, specifically the creation of fake accounts. We took action after the account sent a Tweet inciting violence and broke the Twitter Rules." More broadly, extremists flooded social media with disinformation, conspiracy theories, and incitements to violence—swamping Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and other platforms.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-07-09): WHAT DOES ANTIFA MEAN TO YOU? [...] On May 31, @Antifa_US Twitter account announced that "tonight's the night, comrades" that they would attack residential areas and "take what's ours." It was a hoax perpetrated by Identity Evropa, a genuine white supremacist group. [...] In early June, the rumor that antifa was traveling from town to town in vans or buses, starting riots, was pervasive in right-wing circles across Idaho, Washington and Montana. In Forks, Washington, locals cut down trees to prevent a multiracial Spokane family of campers from leaving, believing them to actually be a busload of antifa members.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-06-02): As protests were taking place in multiple states across the U.S. Sunday night, the newly created account, @ANTIFA_US, tweeted, "Tonight’s the night, Comrades," with a brown raised fist emoji and "Tonight we say 'F--- The City' and we move into the residential areas... the white hoods.... and we take what's ours …" [...] The antifa movement — a network of loosely organized radical groups who use direct action to fight the far-right and fascism — has been targeted by President Donald Trump as the force behind some of the violence and property destruction seen at some protests, though little evidence has been provided for such claims. [...] Off Twitter, viral text messages of screenshots of doctored tweets have circulated throughout the country. Some of the false text messages claim that extremist groups are plotting to move into residential areas this week.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2017-10-26): Seven things you need to know about Antifa [...] Some Antifa groups date the origins of their movement to fights against European fascists in the 1920s and 1930s. Mark Bray, author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, says the modern American Antifa movement began in the 1980s with a group called Anti-Racist Action. Its members confronted neo-Nazi skinheads at punk gigs in the American Midwest and elsewhere. By the early 2000s the Antifa movement was mostly dormant - until the rise of Donald Trump and the alt-right. [...] Like other protest movements dating back to Cold War era West German anarchists, Antifa supporters will often dress all in black, sometimes covering their faces with masks or helmets so they can’t be identified by opposing groups or the police. It's an intimidating tactic – known as a "black bloc" – which also allows them to move together as one anonymous group. There are also offshoots - one Antifa group in Oregon said they also have a "snack bloc" of people who provide food and water for their allies during protests.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-07-02): Antifa stands for "anti-fascist." It’s a broad, loosely affiliated coalition of left-wing activists that’s been around for decades, but has had a resurgence since the election of President Donald Trump. [...] Antifa stands for "anti-fascist." It’s a broad, loosely affiliated coalition of left-wing activists that’s been around for decades. It has had a resurgence since the election of President Donald Trump. [...] On May 31, a now-suspended Twitter account posing as an antifa cell published a tweet that made it look like left-wing protesters were moving into white residential areas. We rated that claim False — and the account was actually owned by a white nationalist group.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-06-02): On Sunday, Trump tweeted he would designate Antifa a terrorist organization, despite the US government having no existing legal authority to do so. Antifa, short for anti-fascists, describes a broad, loosely-organized group of people whose political beliefs lean toward the left — often the far-left — but do not conform with the Democratic Party platform. [...] The fake account, @ANTIFA_US, tweeted Sunday, "ALERT Tonight’s the night, Comrades Tonight we say "F**k The City" and we move into the residential areas… the white hoods…. and we take what’s ours #BlacklivesMaters #F**kAmerica." "Absolutely insane," Trump Jr. wrote on Instagram, sharing a screenshot of the tweet, "Just remember what ANTIFA really is. A Terrorist Organization! They’re not even pretending anymore."
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-06-05): This week: Debunking misinformation about protesters … A doctored Adolf Hitler photo … Antifa is not going into neighborhoods … Trump’s inaccurate attacks on the World Health Organization … No, zoo animals are not on the loose [...] A Facebook post said "ANTIFA America" had declared the left-wing movement is moving protests to residential areas. There is no evidence to support that. Antifa is a broad, loosely affiliated coalition of left-wing anti-fascist activists. It has no leaders and generally works as autonomous local groups. We could find no tweets from local antifa cells or news reports about protests moving into residential areas. It is still unclear to what extent the Antifa movement is involved in demonstrations.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-10-31): Over the next hour, smoke filled the air and the sky changed from bright blue to dirty grey. We moved everything inside and shut up the house. Soon after, the power went. We had no idea what was happening: rumours started online that protestors – some said Antifa, some said Proud Boys – were starting fires on the outskirts of the city.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-06-18): But, of course, there’s a difference between slogans and reality. There’s a difference between the branding of a movement and its actual aims. And this can be genuinely confusing. That’s why propaganda works. For instance, many people assume there’s nothing wrong with ANTIFA, because this group of total maniacs has branded itself as "anti-fascist." What could be wrong with being anti-fascist? Are you pro fascism?
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2023-01-01): Geraldine Moriba: And that word "antifa" is thrown around against everybody who is not on the far right.
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2019-11-09): JAMES: Antifa folks dressed in black, with masks covering their face . [...] JB: There was a Facebook post denouncing local antifa...Denouncing their tactics, and denouncing them as people. [...] JB: It's become a public conflict, happening at the time where the president of the United States is calling antifa a terrorist organization —
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-10-08): On the night of May 31, a Sunday, a new Twitter account styled @Antifa_Us issued a call to arms: "Tonight's the night, Comrades. Tonight we say ‘Fuck The City’ and we move into the residential areas... the white hoods.... and we take what's ours …#BlacklivesMaters #FuckAmerica." A brown hand emoji raised a middle finger. Donald Trump Jr. posted it to his Instagram. "Absolutely insane," he remarked. [...] Taking my station in front of the camera, I asked Larson why he had raised the alarm. He repeated that he'd seen the "white hoods" tweet about antifa bringing their fight to residential areas. "Everything that happened that day was totally twisted," he said. "All of my good intentions. I love this county. I love this town. Honestly, the Black Lives Matter group is really good at making you look like a racist. Hey, just because you're Black, it doesn't mean you're more special than me. We're all created equal, 'kay?" he said sharply. I thought of a meme that had been posted on the Freds Guns Facebook page that week: a vintage 1950s illustration of a blond-haired nuclear family and the tagline "What extremism in 2020 looks like."
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2023-01-01): Instead what you tend to see are small cells of people who show up again at various places and engage in their activities, right? By and large Antifa has been turned into a boogeyman by the right. It's not to say that they don't use violence. There are absolutely instances where members of Antifa, or sorry, followers of Antifa. Antifa adherence have used violence, but it's very limited and tends to reflect a small, kind of the anarchist wing of Antifa. Antifa gets a lot of attention when they show up to counter protests, but they do a lots of other things as well. Whether it's community organizing, helping provide goods and services, you know, give stuff to the local communities online, kind of monitoring, right seller stuff do I do, like kind of keeping an eye on these spaces and identifying folks when they can, as white nationalists as not to use us what have you. And again, their big thing is they don't show up unless the light shows up, right? And that's an important differentiator between the two. Now again like the violence Antifa does should absolutely be condemned. It's not good, right?
Claim: “Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'” (Facebook posts, 2020-05-31)
Evidence (2020-06-09): Lifted by Trump’s rhetoric, that "alien menace" has accumulated around antifa in the public imagination, making it all the easier to believe posts in which fake antifa accounts promise to act in the exact ways Trump has described. On Sunday, May 31, a newly made Twitter account — since linked to the white nationalist group Identity Evorpa — posted: "Tonight’s the night, Comrades," with a brown raised-fist emoji and "Tonight we say 'F--- The City' and we move into the residential areas... the white hoods.... and we take what's ours …"
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2021-11-03): Papers seen in trash bins in a viral video shot outside the Gloucester County, N.J., Board of Elections office have no viable election use, the county’s clerk office said. The papers included outdated envelopes and instructional inserts.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2021-11-03): Items found in trash outside a New Jersey elections office were not discarded or shredded ballots [...] Papers seen in trash bins in a viral video shot outside the Gloucester County, N.J., Board of Elections office have no viable election use, the county’s clerk office said. The papers included outdated envelopes and instructional inserts. [...] One viral Facebook post shared several videos showing a nighttime scene, which the camera operator says is outside of the Gloucester County Board of Elections office. The man shows multiple trash bins outside the building and claims they contained discarded and shredded ballots.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2024-10-01): - Home - Government - Departments A-O - Board of Elections [...] If you are not sure of your polling place or you have moved from the residence address currently listed on your voting record, you may call our office: 910-947-3868 or check the status of your voter information online. [...] - What if a voter is unable to enter the polling place because of age or physical disability?
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2022-10-08): Students who are attending college out of state or out of the country, and Pennsylvania residents who are in another state visiting or caring for a loved one for an extended time are examples of people who request absentee ballots, Lehman told The Dispatch. [...] More by Ciara O'Rourke In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Early in person voting by mail-in or absentee ballot: [...] Regular Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm [...] Last Day to Request Mail-in/Absentee Ballot - October 29th ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2024-10-06): Our next Board of Elections Meeting is coming up, and we’d love for you to join us! [...] Q: Where’s my ballot? Track your Mail-in or Absentee Ballot status here: Mail-in or Absentee Ballot status.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2023-01-01): The mission of the Board of Elections and Registration shall be to serve Glynn County with a secure and effectively managed voter registration and election system, assuring compliance with all State and Federal Election Laws, and dedicated to encouraging maximum participation by all eligible Glynn County residents. We are here to serve you! Call or stop by if you have any questions.