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Unsupported Claim About Black Lives Matter Is Revived on Facebook

Q: Does a viral claim accusing Black Lives Matter activists of mugging a woman provide any evidence?

A: No, it doesn’t. The claim takes an actual story about a 2016 mugging and adds that unsupported accusation.

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pages recently have been circulating an outdated story with an inaccurate headline — each of the pages

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