{"ok":true,"report":{"slug":"epfJltSi","publishedAt":1780672982673,"post":{"text":"Let's go by actions. Democrats have a good running list. Does Trump? Show me.\nDemocrats DEMANDED\nRioting\nLooting\nBurning Cities \nMurder\nAssassination Attempts \nControlled Media\nClosed Schools\nClosed Churches\nClosed Jobs\nFORCED people in homes\nFORCED Vaccines \nFORCED Face Masks\nFORCED Med Ins\n\nSounds like the actions the NAZIS took. 2 more steps to go. 1st Guns, Then Rights. The Democrats can rename the Border Wall to the New Berlin Wall.","uri":"https://www.threads.com/@kc57hdmc/post/DZNVo6WlOmJ","authorHandle":"kc57hdmc"},"verdict":{"verdict":"False","confidence":85,"summary":"The post makes a series of sweeping factual claims attributing demands for violence, riots, murder, and assassination attempts to the Democratic Party, none of which are supported by evidence. While some claims about pandemic-era policies (stay-at-home orders, vaccine mandates) have a kernel of truth—Democratic governors were generally quicker to issue lockdowns and the Biden administration did pursue vaccine mandates for federal workers—the post exaggerates and misattributes these actions as exclusively Democratic, ignores that Republican officials also enacted many of the same measures, and falsely claims Democrats 'demanded' riots, looting, murder, and assassination attempts.","claims":[{"claim":"Democrats demanded rioting, looting, burning cities, murder, and assassination attempts","assessment":"There is no evidence that the Democratic Party or its leaders demanded or called for riots, looting, violence, murder, or assassination attempts. During the 2020 George Floyd protests, prominent Democratic leaders condemned violence. USA Today fact-checked a similar claim and found it false. The claim that Democrats demanded assassination attempts is entirely baseless.","status":"False"},{"claim":"Democrats demanded controlled media","assessment":"This vague claim is not substantiated by any evidence. No credible source shows the Democratic Party 'demanding' media control.","status":"Unsupported"},{"claim":"Democrats demanded closed schools, closed churches, and closed jobs","assessment":"Research (including a peer-reviewed study in PMC) shows Democratic governors were quicker to issue stay-at-home orders during COVID-19. However, Republican governors also issued stay-at-home orders, closed schools, and restricted church gatherings in many states. Attributing these actions exclusively to Democrats is misleading.","status":"Misleading"},{"claim":"Democrats forced people to stay in homes","assessment":"Democratic governors were statistically faster to issue stay-at-home orders during the pandemic, per academic research. However, many Republican governors also issued such orders, and these were public health measures enacted by state executives of both parties, not a partisan 'demand.'","status":"Mixed"},{"claim":"Democrats forced vaccines","assessment":"President Biden did issue Executive Order 14043 requiring COVID-19 vaccination for federal employees, and attempted a broader mandate for large employers (blocked by the Supreme Court). However, Biden later revoked the federal contractor mandate, and the federal employee mandate was also eventually rescinded. The claim has a factual basis but omits important context.","status":"Mixed"},{"claim":"Democrats forced face masks","assessment":"Many Democratic-led states and localities implemented mask mandates during the pandemic, but so did some Republican-led jurisdictions. Mask mandates were public health policies enacted across the political spectrum, not exclusively a Democratic action.","status":"Mixed"},{"claim":"Democrats forced medical insurance","assessment":"This likely references the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), passed by Democrats in 2010. The ACA included an individual mandate, but it did not 'force' insurance in the coercive sense implied—it provided subsidies and marketplaces. The penalty for non-compliance was reduced to $0 by Republicans in 2017.","status":"Misleading"},{"claim":"These actions are like those the Nazis took","assessment":"This is a hyperbolic historical comparison with no factual basis. The policies referenced (public health orders, vaccine mandates) are routine government actions taken by officials of both parties and bear no resemblance to Nazi policies.","status":"False"}],"caveats":"The post blends opinion, rhetoric, and factual claims. Some pandemic-era policies (stay-at-home orders, vaccine mandates) did occur and were more commonly associated with Democratic officials, which gives those individual claims partial grounding. However, the post's framing as exclusive Democratic actions, and especially the claim that Democrats 'demanded' violence and assassination attempts, is unsupported and false.","sources":[{"title":"Fact check: Democrats have condemned violence linked to protests","url":"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/08/13/fact-check-democrats-have-condemned-violence-linked-protests/3317862001"},{"title":"Democratic governors quicker to issue stay-at-home orders in response to COVID-19","url":"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9759985"},{"title":"US Supreme Court blocks Biden's workplace vaccine mandate","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59989476"},{"title":"President Biden Revokes Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate","url":"https://govcon.mofo.com/topics/president-biden-revokes-federal-contractor-vaccine-mandate"},{"title":"States that issued lockdown and stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020","url":"https://ballotpedia.org/States_that_issued_lockdown_and_stay-at-home_orders_in_response_to_the_coronavirus_(COVID-19)_pandemic,_2020"}]},"communityNote":"False. No evidence shows Democrats demanded riots, violence, or assassination attempts. While Democratic leaders enacted earlier pandemic restrictions, Republican officials also implemented similar public health measures. Comparing these policies to Nazi actions is historically inaccurate.","sourceUrl":"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/08/13/fact-check-democrats-have-condemned-violence-linked-protests/3317862001"}}