Fact Check: Does This Video Show an Antifa Member Being Assaulted by a Cop?

Published



Correction, 12:35 p.m. September 26, 2018: The fact-check originally misidentified this video as a training video. The video appears to be real footage of a police officer tackling someone to the ground in Huntington Beach, California. There is no evidence, however, that the individual was a member of Antifa as the video’s caption claims.

Over the weekend a video was posted on Facebook purporting to be of a police officer taking down a member of Antifa.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.