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2023-08-06 12:47:05 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

This meme claiming, without evidence, that antifa plans to shut down the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally due to the prevalence of U.S. and Confederate flags has been circulating on social media since August 2017 and seems to have originated with “alt-right" Trump fans on Reddit. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/antifa-protest-sturgis-2018/

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• This meme claiming, without evidence, that antifa plans to shut down the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally due to the prevalence of U.S. and Confederate flags has been circulating on social media since August 2017 and seems to have originated with “alt-right" Trump fans on Reddit. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/antifa-protest-sturgis-2018/