Posts falsely claim Black Lives Matter and Antifa disappeared in March 2021

Posted on AllSides April 1st, 2021
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Shared tens of thousands of times, a meme circulating on social media in March 2021 alleges the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the left-wing anti-fascist movement Antifa disappeared because “they stopped getting paid to show up.” Echoing allegations of conspiracy theories linked to these two organizations, the allegation is baseless. As of this article’s publishing, the BLM movement has been active on social media and at in-person protests. Anti-fascist demonstrators also this week counterprotested a right-wing caravan in Salem, Oregon.

A Facebook post posted on March 21, 2021 shared...

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