AOC’s ‘modern-day lynchings’ claim torn to shreds online as Black hanging case findings tell a different story
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ayanna Pressley led about 50 to 60 Democrats in sending a letter to the Department of Justice and FBI demanding a federal investigation into recent hangings of Black individuals, calling them modern-day lynchings and a national crisis.
- Most high-profile Black hanging deaths cited in the letter have been officially ruled suicides by law enforcement or medical examiners, with only one case currently under homicide investigation and no confirmed racial motives reported.
- The case under homicide investigation involves Tasia Fortune, found hanging in Jackson, Mississippi, with no suspects charged or evidence of racially motivated attacks.
- Critics and community fact-checks, including social media users, dispute the characterization of these deaths as lynchings, noting most were ruled suicides and emphasizing the need for thorough investigations.
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AOC Claims Modern Lynchings, But Cases Ruled Suicides
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and roughly 50 House Democrats demanded a federal probe into hanging deaths of Black Americans, but law enforcement in case after case has ruled the deaths suicides, undercutting the lawmakers' claims of "racial terror." Ocasio-Cortez posted on X that "there have already been 10 reported hangings of Black people in the U.S." […]
Investigations Show Hangings Cited by AOC and Pressley Were Suicides, Not ‘Modern-Day Lynchings’
Nothing poisons public discourse quite like an elected official who weaponizes the gravest accusations in American history for cheap political points. When members of Congress...
AOC, lefty ‘Squad’ pal stir up panic over ‘modern-day lynchings’ — despite most recent hangings being ruled suicides
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a “Squad” buddy whipped up a panic Thursday demanding the feds to probe “a national crisis” involving a string of “modern-day lynchings” of blacks — even though all available evidence does not point to racial animus in the tragic deaths.
AOC sounds alarm over ‘modern-day lynchings’ — then Grok starts checking the cases - The Daily Bo Snerdley
BS BULLETIN: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said 10 Black Americans have reportedly been found hanged this year and joined Rep. Ayanna Pressley in demanding a federal investigation. AOC characterized the cases as “widespread modern-day lynchings” and “racial terror.” Elon Musk asked Grok to examine the cases individually, and the AI chatbot responded that most it could identify had been ruled suicides with no evidence of foul play, while some cas…
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