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In May 2020, a photograph went viral on social media that supposedly shows Rob Cantrell, a member of the right-wing extremist group the Proud Boys, screaming in the faces of two masked police officers during an anti-coronavirus-lockdown protest in Michigan: This is a genuine photograph from a protest of lockdown orders implemented in Michigan as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. However, the man pictured here is not Cantrell but Brian Cash, a 52-year-old flooring installer from New Hudson, Michigan. Cash confirmed to the Detroit Free Press that he was the man in the photograph but disputed the idea that he was yelling at the two pictured officers. Cash claims that he was actually yelling at an officer out of frame who, according to Cash, had assaulted a woman the day prior: The Detroit Free Press reported: This viral photograph was taken by Jeff Kowalsky during an anti-lockdown protest dubbed an American Patriot Rally inside Michigan's Capitol building. Here's the original picture along with the correct caption:
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