Washington Post Deletes False Tweet About George Floyd

The Washington Post published a tweet including a false claim about George Floyd’s death and then deleted it. On Monday night, the outlet tweeted, “On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was shot and killed in police custody.”…

Savannah RychcikMay 24, 20222 min read

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died, they did the same thing on their own website (right).”

In May 2020, The New York Times published a piece explaining how Floyd died while in police custody.

“On May 29, the Hennepin County attorney, Mike Freeman, announced third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges against Derek Chauvin, the officer seen most clearly in witness videos pinning Mr. Floyd to the ground,” the Times reported.

The report continues, “Mr. Chauvin, who is white, kept his knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck for at least eight minutes and 15 seconds, according to a Times analysis of timestamped video. Our video investigation shows that Mr. Chauvin did not remove his knee even after Mr. Floyd lost consciousness and for a full minute and 20 seconds after paramedics arrived at the scene.”

In April 2021, Chauvin was found guilty of all three charges for the murder of Floyd.

Just months later, he was sentenced to 22 and half years in prison.

“Mr. Chauvin’s prolonged restraint of Mr. Floyd was also much longer and more painful than the typical scenario in a second-degree or third-degree murder or second-degree manslaughter case,” Judge Peter Cahill said.

He claimed Chauvin “abused his position of trust or authority.”

Additionally, Cahill accused Chauvin of treating Floyd with “particular cruelty.”