Claim: Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar posted condolences and support for two police officers and a firefighter killed Feb. 18 while responding to a domestic incident. A post on social media uses an altered photo to falsely claim Klobuchar previously attended a meeting with people holding "DEFUND THE POLICE" signs. The original image shows the people were not holding any such signs.
Fact-check: Post Uses Altered Photo to Impugn Klobuchar's Comments on Slain First Responders - FactCheck.org
Verdict: minnesota sen. amy klobuchar posted condolences and support for two police officers and a firefighter killed feb. 18 while responding to a domestic incident. a post on social media uses an altered photo to falsely claim klobuchar previously attended a meeting with people holding "defund the police" signs. the original image shows the people were not holding any such signs.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Alan Jaffe
Date published: 2024-02-21T19:32:43