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Rolling Stone, in its Sunday profile of progressive senatorial candidates, spread the false statement that Jacob Black was unarmed when he was shot by police.
Music and culture news outlet Rolling His Stone praised Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor and Senate candidate Mandela Burns D. in an article Sunday. Man. "
Rolling Stone is one of many media outlets that falsely spread the story that Blake was 'unarmed' when he was shot by police.
Jacob Blake was killed seven times in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after police responded to his 911 call from the mother of his children and attempted to arrest him seven times. I got shot. The incident partially paralyzed him and sparked a wave of violent protests in 2020. Violent protests in Kenosha cost him at least $50 million in damages and forced thousands of National Guard members to be called in to quell the ensuing chaos.
Kenosha Police Chief takes farewell photo with farewell message
KENOSHA, Wisconsin - August 24: People riot as demonstrators protest Jacob's shooting Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, as the American flag flutters over burning buildings during the . (Photo by Joshua Lott of him in The Washington Post via Getty Images)
But prosecutors said Blake was shot with a knife when he was shot by law enforcement. revealed video evidence wielding the Blake himself admitted in a January 2021 "Good Morning America" interview that he has a blade.
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Blake had also issued several warrants for his arrest, ranging from charges of disorderly conduct to third-degree sexual assault charges.
Investigatornews outlets rushed to portray Blake as "unarmed" before waiting for thenews agency to reveal the facts of the incident.
POLITICO tweeted , claimed that Blake was "shot in the back" and was an "unarmed black man".
Kenosha County Sheriff and riot gear Police officers dressed in red line up behind a burning truck during a demonstration against the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Aug. 24, 2020.(Getty Images photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP)
Business owner: KENOSHA 'looks like a war zone'
CNN described the incident in similar terms as a "police shooting incident." Jacob Blake, an unarmed black man."
Then-presidential candidate Joe Biden condemned the incident,and called for an investigation to keep police "held accountable." shared a post from a campaign website.
Then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden Addressed Friday, November 11. June 2020, Wilmington, Delaware (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Biden's then-vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris declared:
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