protests Archives

Lawmakers Criminalize Peaceful Protest?

Several state legislatures have proposed bills that would create harsher penalties for protesters, but none...

Stephen Hawking at a Vietnam War Protest?

An image misidentifying a man at a Vietnam War protest as Stephen Hawking went viral...

Clashes Erupt Across West Bank over US Jerusalem Pivot

Protesters burned Israeli and U.S. flags or stomped on Trump posters in displays of anger.

St. Louis Protests Resume After 80 Arrests

Three days of peaceful protests and violent unrest have followed the acquittal of a white...

Protests, New Climate Pledges After Trump’s Paris Pullout

President Donald Trump's announcement the United States will withdraw from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement...

Protesters Beaten in ‘Brutal Attack’ During Turkish President’s United States Visit

Erdogan's security detail was blamed for the clash outside Turkish ambassador Serdar Kilic's Washington, D.C....

Can You Have Your Ashes Mailed to Congress?

A Washington, D.C., college student created a web site for people planning a posthumous protest...

Did a Car Run Over Trump Protesters on a Highway?

A video showing a car driving through a demonstration is real, but it took place...

Venezuela’s Political Crisis Sparks Major Protests

Venezuelans took to the streets to protest moves by the country's Supreme Court to undermine...

GOP Official Apologizes After Saying Berkeley Protests Required ‘Another Kent State’

Dan Adamini was criticized by both Republicans and Democrats after comments he later called "stupid."

Law Charges Protesters With Terrorism?

A Republican senator proposed a bill that would classify some forms of protesting as "economic...

Anti-Trump Protesters Bused Into Austin, Chicago

Photographs showing long lines of buses were shared with the untrue claim that they were...