LEFT-CENTER BIAS FACTUAL REPORTING: HIGH
- Higgins threatens armed protesters
- Does not mention armed militia
- Facebook removed the post for violating its rules against inciting violence
Reuters:
Facebook removes GOP lawmaker’s threat to ‘drop’ protesters
A spokesman for Higgins did not immediately respond to a request for comment but Higgins wrote on his campaign account: “No, I did not remove my post. America is being manipulated into a new era of government control. Your liberty is threatened from within.”
LEAST BIASED FACTUAL REPORTING: VERY HIGH
NY Daily News:
Facebook yanks post from Louisiana congressman saying armed protesters should face lethal force
His posts made no mention of the right-wing group of similarly armed white protesters calling themselves the Louisiana Cajun Militia who showed up at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in his own territory, Lafayette, on Tuesday, The Advocate reported.
LEFT-CENTER BIAS FACTUAL REPORTING: HIGH
Buzzfeed:
A Republican Member Of Congress Threatened To Kill Armed Demonstrators In A Facebook Post
“If this shows up, we’ll consider the armed presence a real threat,” Rep. Clay Higgins, a former law enforcement officer, posted Tuesday on his personal, verified Captain Clay Higgins Facebook page along with a picture of an armed Black militia group that has protested the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. “We don’t care what color you are. We don’t care if you’re left or right. If you show up like this, if We recognize threat… you won’t walk away.”
LEFT-CENTER BIAS FACTUAL REPORTING: HIGH
NOLA.com:
‘Dumb and reckless’ Facebook post by Clay Higgins should be condemned, Cedric Richmond says
“His comments were disappointing, but not surprising. My colleague still has not learned that words have consequences, especially when they come from supposed leaders,” Richmond said. “This is the same man who criticized the use of protective face coverings, yet coronavirus infections continue to spread throughout his congressional district.
LEFT-CENTER BIAS FACTUAL REPORTING: HIGH