Newsweek’s Hilarious ‘Fact’ Check

Last week on the View, one host said that while Democrats may dislike Republican political victories, only Republicans use violence to try to overturn elections—e.g. January 6. Sen. Ted Cruz responded: “Did I miss an entire year of Antifa riots where cities across this country were burning and police cars were being fire burnt? Your position is the left doesn’t engage with violence?”

Newsweek didn’t like that one bit. The news website disgorged a thousand words to “debunk” Cruz’s statement. Here is the summary of Newsweek’s dead-serious “fact check”:

The “Antifa riots” Cruz refers to are almost certainly the protests, which followed George Floyd’s death. Most of these occurred between late May to early June 2020. Although many buildings were damaged or destroyed by fire during protests, this did not carry on throughout the year. While protests did continue in Portland, Oregon, for nearly a year, according to media reports, these were not all characterized by arson. Most other cities quietened down after June 2020. Labeling the protests as “Antifa riots” is misleading too. As various outlets have reported previously, “Antifa” is simply a moniker given to a disparate network of activists, which has no centralized organization or coordination.

Voilà: The left doesn’t engage in violence. Only Republicans do.