Don Lemon Takes Stage at NYC Event After Arrest Over Minnesota Protest
Don Lemon Takes Stage at NYC Event After Arrest Over Minnesota Protest
The anchorman, who was arrested over a protest in Minnesota, told an audience in Manhattan, “I’m not going to let them turn me around,” and sang lines from a civil rights era freedom song.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article contains significant factual errors regarding the location of Don Lemon's arrest, placing it in Minnesota when at least one source suggests Los Angeles. The article also presents a slightly sympathetic view of Lemon by highlighting his defiant stance and referencing a civil rights song, indicating a moderate bias. The claim about singing a civil rights song is unverified.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Don Lemon was arrested over a protest in Minnesota.
- Verification Source #1: States the protest occurred in a Minnesota church.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms the arrest related to a protest in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms the arrest related to a protest in Minnesota.
- Verification Source #4: Contradicts, stating the arrest occurred in Los Angeles.
- Assessment: Contradicted. While multiple sources confirm a Minnesota protest, one source places the arrest in Los Angeles.
- Claim: Lemon told an audience in Manhattan, “I’m not going to let them turn me around,” and sang lines from a civil rights era freedom song.
- Verification Source #1: Does not mention this specific quote or song.
- Verification Source #2: Does not mention this specific quote or song.
- Verification Source #3: Does not mention this specific quote or song.
- Verification Source #4: Does not mention this specific quote or song.
- Assessment: Unverified. None of the provided sources confirm this claim.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 4 contradicts the claim that the arrest occurred in Minnesota, stating it occurred in Los Angeles.
- No sources confirm the claim that Lemon said, “I’m not going to let them turn me around,” and sang lines from a civil rights era freedom song.