Fact Check
Counter-Demonstrators Didn’t Have Permits in Charlottesville?
21 August 2017 Counter-demonstrators had permits for two parks, while the "alt-right" was granted an injunction allowing them to use Emancipation Park.
Articles tagged: unite the right 11 Total
News Controversy
Tweet from ‘Unite the Right’ Organizer’s Account Attacks Charlottesville Murder Victim
19 August 2017 An 18 August 2017 tweet from Jason Kessler's Twitter account described slain counter-protester Heather Heyer as a "fat, disgusting Communist."
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Were Police ‘Outgunned’ by White Supremacists Who Stashed Weapons Around Charlottesville?
19 August 2017 Virginia's homeland security secretary said the governor's comments were based in fact.
Fact Check
Were Police Told to ‘Stand Down’ Amid Violence in Charlottesville?
17 August 2017 Despite rumors, there was no "stand-down" order issued to police overseeing a white supremacist rally turned deadly in Virginia.
News Conspiracy Theories
Alt-Right Turns Against ‘Unite the Right’ Organizer Jason Kessler, Labels Him ‘Soros/Deep State Plant’
17 August 2017 In the aftermath of the violence-plagued Charlottesville rally, former white nationalist allies peddled a conspiracy theory suggesting Kessler is a left-wing provocateur.
Fact Check Politics
Leftist Activists Demand New York Museum Take Down Statue of ‘Racist’ Theodore Roosevelt?
16 August 2017 Clashes with neo-Nazis in Charlottesville did not inspire "leftists" to demand the removal of a statue of Theodore Roosevelt in New York City.
Fact Check Fake News
Was White Supremacist Who Killed Protester a Democrat Who Visited Obama in Oval Office?
16 August 2017 Fake news web sites floated an incoherent story alleging that a white supremacist arrested for vehicular attack in Charlottesville, Virginia is a Democrat who met with Obama in the White House.
Fact Check Politics
Is the Accused Charlottesville Killer an ‘Anti-Trump Leftist’ Supported by Clinton, Soros?
15 August 2017 Various right-leaning sources immediately — and inaccurately — identified the driver of the vehicle that plowed through a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville as a "radical leftist."
Fact Check History
Did a 1940s U.S. War Department Film Compare Anti-Minority Hate Speech to Nazi Propaganda?
14 August 2017 The World War II-era short film "Don't Be a Sucker" cited Nazi propaganda as an example of how hatred of minority groups is used to stoke political fanaticism.
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The Daily Caller Removes ‘Unite the Right’ Organizer Jason Kessler’s Bylines From Web Site
14 August 2017 The conservative site has deleted articles by a white supremacist who organized the deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
News Terrorism
Driver in Charlottesville Car Attack Identified as James Alex Fields, Jr.
12 August 2017 The 20-year-old is accused of killing one person and injuring several others when he reportedly drove a car into a crowd of peaceful protesters.
