ESPN falsely claims Jacob Blake was unarmed before issuing misleading correction hours later

By Michael Lee

Published April 19, 2021 3:29pm ET

ESPN falsely claims Jacob Blake was unarmed before issuing misleading correction hours later — ESPN falsely reported that Jacob Blake was unarmed when he was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, before issuing a misleading correction hours later. “The NBA and WNBA postponed a full slate of playoff games after another unarmed black man, Jacob Blake, was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin during the NBA’s restart in Orlando, […]

ESPN falsely reported that Jacob Blake was unarmed when he was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, before issuing a misleading correction hours later.

“The NBA and WNBA postponed a full slate of playoff games after another unarmed black man, Jacob Blake, was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin during the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Florida in August, 2020,” reported ESPN’s Adam Wojnarowski.