Cincinnati approves $8.1 million settlement with protesters arrested in 2020
Cincinnati approves $8.1 million settlement with protesters arrested in 2020
The city of Cincinnati has approved an $8.1 million settlement with a group of non-violent protesters arrested during the racial justice demonstrations of 2020
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is factually accurate. It reports on the Cincinnati city council approving an $8.1 million settlement with protesters arrested in 2020. Multiple sources confirm the settlement amount and the context of the arrests during racial justice demonstrations.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: The city of Cincinnati has approved an $8.1 million settlement with a group of protesters arrested during the racial justice demonstrations of 2020.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms an $8 million settlement for a lawsuit filed by hundreds arrested during George Floyd protests.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms the potential approval of a multi-million dollar settlement over arrests made during protests back in the summer of 2020 in Cincinnati.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms an $8.1 million settlement to hundreds of protesters arrested during the 2020 George Floyd protests.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms Cincinnati City Council to vote on $8.1 million settlement in protest lawsuit.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms Cincinnati City Council will vote on whether it will approve the settlement of a lawsuit filed by attorneys representing protesters in 2020.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: The protesters were non-violent.
- Verification Source #1: The source does not explicitly state whether the protesters were non-violent.
- Verification Source #2: The source does not explicitly state whether the protesters were non-violent.
- Verification Source #3: The source does not explicitly state whether the protesters were non-violent.
- Verification Source #4: The source does not explicitly state whether the protesters were non-violent.
- Verification Source #5: The source does not explicitly state whether the protesters were non-violent.
- Assessment: Unverified, but not contradicted by the provided sources.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: Cincinnati reaches $8 million settlement for lawsuit filed by hundreds arrested during George Floyd protests ... $8.1 million to 479 people
- Source 3: ... $8.1 million settlement to hundreds of protesters arrested during the 2020 George Floyd protests.