- There's no evidence for this theory, that has circulated on social media in recent days, and many of the suspicious pallets have been found to have legitimate purposes.
- Antifa is also not a single organized group, but is a term that refers to a range of anti-fascist activists with different motivations and methods of protest.
- While there isn't evidence of antifa-led violence, there have been signs of far-right extremists trying to infiltrate the protests and spark violence.
- The posts by the White House also presented a new challenge for Facebook and Twitter, which have struggled with how to properly moderate the president's posts.
- A few hours after the posts went up, they disappeared from Facebook and Twitter. It's not clear why.
The White House spread a conspiracy theory that "antifa" activists are placing caches of bricks around cities to incite riots.
Police move towards a protester after curfew Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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