Was a Swastika Flag Displayed at Operation Gridlock Protest?

Posted on AllSides April 18th, 2020
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FACT CHECK

On April 15, 2020, hundreds of Michiganders turned up in the state’s capitol for Operation Gridlock, a protest against the stay-at-home orders implemented to combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease. As social media lit up with comments and photographs of the event, one image supposedly showing a flag bearing a swastika flag and the words “Trump” and “Pence” started to go viral.

This appears to be a genuine photograph. However, it was not taken in Lansing, Michigan, during Operation Gridlock in April 2020.

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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/swastika-flag-trump-pence-michigan/

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