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GOP House Candidate Insists George Floyd Killing Was Staged
Winnie Heartstrong, a candidate running for the St. Louis congressional seat held by Lacy Clay (D-MO), has pushed conspiracy theories about Floyd’s death for nearly a month on Twitter. In late May, a video featuring Heartstrong claiming that “George Floyd is alive” circulated among far-right Twitter accounts and received more than 100,000 views.
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The Daily Beast
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Shameful
GOP House Candidate Insists George Floyd Killing Was Staged
GOP House Candidate Insists George Floyd Killing Was Staged
A Republican House candidate in Missouri has published her own half-baked report claiming that the video of George Floyd’s death—which has sparked nationwide protests to end the racial inequities in the criminal-justice system—is, in fact, a staged “false flag.” Winnie Heartstrong, a candidate...
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