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Fact Check False: UK News Publication Claims Kyle Rittenhouse Shot ‘Three Black Men’
Breitbart ^ | November 19, 2021 | JACK MONTGOMERY

Posted on 11/20/2021 6:21:04 AM PST by lowbridge

The Independent falsely claimed that Kyle Rittenhouse “shot three black men with rifle” after he was cleared of two charges of murder, one charge of attempted murder, and two charges of reckless endangerment in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The legacy British news outlet, which no longer publishes a print edition but retains an online audience and influence in the UK media and political sphere, led with ‘Full story: Teenager who shot three black men with rifle found not guilty on all charges” as the top subheadline of its front-page coverage of the verdict.

In fact, Rittenhouse’s three assailants — Joseph Rosenbaum, a 36-year-old convicted paedophile who chased Rittenhouse through the streets during a Black Lives Matter riot on August 25th, 2020; Anthony Huber, a 26-year-old with convictions for strangulation and suffocation and domestic abuse who bludgeoned Rittenhouse in the head with a skateboard and appeared to try and grab his rifle; and Gaige Grosskreutz, a 28-year-old with a range of convictions for offences including striking his grandmother, felony burglary, and prowling who himself testified that Rittenhouse did not shoot him until he pointed an unlawfully-carried handgun at him — were all white.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois; US: Wisconsin; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: anthonyhuber; bias; blackliesmatter; breitbart; factcheck; gaigegrosskreutz; illinois; jackmontgomery; josephrosenbaum; kenosha; kylerittenhouse; mediabias; rittenhouse; rittenhouselibel; unitedkingdom; wisconsin
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1 posted on 11/20/2021 6:21:04 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

I’m sure the Independent knew they were lying when they posted it on their website.


2 posted on 11/20/2021 6:25:26 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: lowbridge

They were probably relying on what they read from our own Ministry of Propaganda outlets.


3 posted on 11/20/2021 6:27:35 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Robert DeLong

They almost all get their news from CNN or US wire services.


4 posted on 11/20/2021 6:27:41 AM PST by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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5 posted on 11/20/2021 6:27:44 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: lowbridge

I can’t find a link to the “independent” website? I want to grab a screenshot.


6 posted on 11/20/2021 6:28:40 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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Another one for the defamation/libel lawsuit stack.


7 posted on 11/20/2021 6:28:53 AM PST by RandallFlagg ("Okay. As long as the paperwork is clean, you boys can do what you like out there." -Fifi)
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To: lowbridge

Now this is the paper that Rittenhouse should sue. And he should sue them in English courts where libel laws are enforced. This is clearly libel. And he could really make money on this.


8 posted on 11/20/2021 6:29:38 AM PST by poinq
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To: lowbridge

Found it...

https://www.independent.co.uk/us


9 posted on 11/20/2021 6:30:18 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: lowbridge

We should contact companies which advertise with such media, point out the obvious lies and state I assume that you are lying about your product by advertising in this publication.


10 posted on 11/20/2021 6:30:25 AM PST by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: lowbridge

I hope this ‘news’ source finds itself soon contributing to Mr. Rittenhouse’s very early retirement.


11 posted on 11/20/2021 6:30:48 AM PST by Made In The USA (Ellen Ate Dynamite Good Bye Ellen)
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To: lowbridge

This is the lie that our press pushed so the rest of the world press repeats it


12 posted on 11/20/2021 6:32:16 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: lowbridge

Defamation and libel are crimes in the UK.

https://www.hse.gov.uk/enforce/enforcementguide/court/reporting-defamation.htm


13 posted on 11/20/2021 6:38:55 AM PST by calico_thompson (Vanity sarcasm)
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To: lowbridge

They worded it so those that only read the header (ahem!) or first paragraph would assume he shot three ‘bipoc’ PROtesters. They know how to keep us divided. NEVER trust the media. EVER!


14 posted on 11/20/2021 6:39:11 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: lowbridge

Libel cases are much easier to prosecute in the U.K.

Just sayin’.


15 posted on 11/20/2021 6:41:09 AM PST by SpaceBar
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To: lowbridge

Last night PBS Far Left Wing News reader Judy Woodruf called it a Race Crime


16 posted on 11/20/2021 6:43:06 AM PST by EC Washington
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To: lowbridge

The lies just prove the media’s aversion to the truth. When confronted by the truth, will the narrative change? Of course not.


17 posted on 11/20/2021 6:44:30 AM PST by Spok
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Bbbbbut where are the ’fact checkers’ ?? They’re coming after us and aren’t going to stop. HUNDREDS of jobs posted daily by Facef*%k and ‘TELUS Internet Safety’ for work from home ‘fact checkers’. I think we should beat em at their own game, and start applying for these jobs and infiltrate and undermine their plan from within.


18 posted on 11/20/2021 7:57:23 AM PST by dkGba
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To: lowbridge

Obviously like Steve Martin in THE JERK, they were “born a poor black child...”


19 posted on 11/20/2021 8:04:15 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (OUT of Facebook Jail! But for how long?)
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To: lowbridge

Most of the media used the term shot black lives matter protestors. They knew it would get the low information voters to believe he shot black men. Little did they know they would get other low information “media” members.


20 posted on 11/20/2021 8:29:40 AM PST by pas
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