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  • Democrats Singing ‘God Bless America’ on June 24 2022 – Truth or... (en)
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  • Democrats Singing ‘God Bless America’ on June 24 2022 Claim On June 24 2022, Democrats sang God Bless America after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Rating Decontextualized Like this fact check? Reporting On June 24 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark decision preserving abortion rights, Roe v. Wade ; as protests began to take shape in Washington, DC, a video of Democrats purportedly singing God Bless America at the Capitol spread virally: As protesters can be heard in the back chanting outside SCOTUS, House Democrats sing God Bless America. pic.twitter.com/MjW0cSZ6nY — Farnoush Amiri (@FarnoushAmiri) June 24, 2022 The God Bless America clip was one of many threads of discourse on an unusually eventful summer Friday. Responses often expressed skepticism (or dismay ) that the filmed display of song occurred on June 24 2022, against the backdrop of overturning Roe v. Wade : That can't be from today. I refuse to believe this is today Florida is where wokes go to die... Please enable JavaScript Florida is where wokes go to die — Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) June 24, 2022 oh my god what a bunch of completely embarrassing losers — everyone in congress is going to hell (@AaronCampeau) June 24, 2022 The version seen above was shared by reporter Farnoush Amiri. Amiri’s Twitter bio accurately described them as a Congressional reporter for Associated Press: Farnoush Amiri @FarnoushAmiri Congressional reporter @AP | فرنوش امیری | director @aajavoices | vice-pres @sajahq | mail: [email protected] | secure tips: [email protected] | Clips of Democrats singing were shared from different angles by different reporters, indicating the clip was from June 24 2022. One from another local correspondent (at ABC News) included context for the video: House Democrats sang God Bless America ahead of the gun control vote. Down the street, protestors swarmed the Supreme Court after the constitutional right to an abortion was overturned. pic.twitter.com/p2kiy5ioLR — Ben Siegel (@bensiegel) June 24, 2022 In that tweet, ABC News reporter Ben Siegel explained that House Democrats sang God Bless America ahead of a gun control vote on June 24 2022. Additional reporting (hidden behind a paywall) on Time.com reported : All of us who have met the survivors in the wake of the tragedies have heard their message loud and clear, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, said [on the morning of June 24 2022]. Today, in their honor, we hear their powerful cry, sending the major gun violence prevention legislation to President Biden’s desk for signature. Shortly before Friday [June 24 2022]’s vote, a group of roughly 30 House Democrats gathered on the Capitol steps with other gun control advocates. They sang God Bless America while holding photos of people lost to gun violence. Our success today will never be the end of this fight, but it is a beginning, Rep. Lucy McBath, a Democrat from Georgia, said as family members affected by gun violence listened. This bill doesn’t answer all of our prayers, but this is hope. Amid discourse about the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade on June 24 2022, video of House Democrats singing God Bless America circulated and caused confusion. The clip was real and accurately described, but it was often shared without additional context. On June 24 2022, House Democrats did sing God Bless America, while holding photos of people killed in gun violence. Posted in Fact Checks , Politics Tagged decontextualized , democrats god bless america , democrats singing god bless america , overturn roe v wade , roe v. wade , viral tweets (en)
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