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  • 2020-04-20 (xsd:date)
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  • ‘The Real Plague’ Anti-Semitic Sign Spotted at Ohio Anti-Lockdown... (en)
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  • ‘The Real Plague’ Anti-Semitic Sign Spotted at Ohio Anti-Lockdown COVID-19 Pandemic Protest Claim Image of an anti-Semitic sign (the real plague) was captured at a COVID-19 anti-lockdown protest in Ohio in April 2020. Rating True Like this fact check? Reporting On April 18 2020, a disturbing image of a purported protest sign from coronavirus anti-lockdown protests in Columbus, Ohio began circulating on Facebook , Twitter , and Reddit : Columbus, Ohio, April 18, 2020... pic.twitter.com/Q0ryJp5pOG — Wilson Dizard (@willdizard) April 19, 2020 In all iterations, the image was identical. It showed a light-colored, late model minivan, in which a passenger is displaying a sign from their window. That sign depicted a blue rat, a star of David, and blue text reading THE REAL PLAGUE. It didn’t take long to verify the details provided in the posts. An April 19 2020 tweet from Cleveland.com carried the image, and indicated that it was taken on April 18 2020 in Columbus: An anti-Semitic sign was displayed during the protest in Columbus on Saturday. https://t.co/J6bMOFmqWd Florida is where wokes go to die... Please enable JavaScript Florida is where wokes go to die — clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) April 19, 2020 An attached article reported: A photo from [April 18 2020]’s stay-at-home protest at the Statehouse is gaining traction on Twitter for its anti-Semitic message. The photograph captured two men in a minivan. One held a sign with an illustration of rodent with the Star of David on its side and the words The Real Plague. The protest movement against coronavirus restrictions has been a mishmash of people. Some adhere to public health officials’ guidance of distancing themselves at least 6 feet apart and wearing masks. They want to return to work. On the more extreme are others who call coronavirus a hoax. But the anti-Semitism might drown out all their messages. On April 20 2020, Columbus Jewish News reported on the protest and the sign, including an image of the same sign displayed in a different image. In that photograph, two men were outside chatting while one held the same sign: That second image also appeared in an April 18 2020 tweet by Ohio politician Rep. Casey Weinstein: Hey! A second pic of these cool dudes from today. #makethemfamous pic.twitter.com/5y8UCJuvNQ — Rep. Casey Weinstein (@RepWeinstein) April 19, 2020 A circulating photograph of an anti-Semitic THE REAL PLAGUE sign was authentic, unaltered, and properly described. The image was captured at a COVID-19 anti-lockdown protest in Columbus, Ohio. Although a single iteration of the sign being held by a minivan’s passengers spread widely, a second photograph showed two people outside a vehicle — one of whom was holding the same sign. Posted in Fact Checks , Viral Content Tagged antisemitic coronavirus sign , columbus , coronavirus , coronavirus protests , covid-19 , covid-19 disinformation , covid-19 protests , ohio , r/pics , viral facebook posts , viral reddit posts , viral tweets (en)
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