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Protests erupted in several U.S. cities in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, as young people and minorities took to the streets to express their opposition to President-elect Donald J. Trump. A few isolated skirmishes with police, a flag burning, and some arrests were reported, but apart from a single shooting incident in Portland, Oregon in which a protester was wounded, the demonstrations were mostly peaceful. An article posted by the Christian Times Newspaper web site on 12 November 2016 purported to show an outburst of violence during a march in Philadelphia that resulted in a homeless man's death: The article includes a 27-second clip from a surveillance video purporting to show the attack. This is an extended cut of the footage: The brutal beating occurred on 7 April 2015, when a group of people exited a minivan and attacked a homeless man at a service station. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, it was prompted by a disagreement earlier in the day over who would pump gas next: Murder charges were filed against the perpetrators after the victim died in November 2015. Though the Christian Times Newspaper presents itself as a legitimate news outlet, its content is almost entirely fictional (and it's unrelated to ChristianTimes.com, which publishes authentic news for a Christian audience). Among other fake news stories from the site was a 2016 report that Hillary Clinton filed for divorce. It did not happen.
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