"Oh My Fake": FBI agent arrested by mistake because of his skin color? - 20 Minutes - OMF

Mass demonstrations to denounce the death of Georges Floyd, denunciation of police violence in France against black people. The issue of racism in the police has occupied public space in recent weeks. In this context, a viral video was particularly talked about: two white police officers who arrest a black man and handcuff him before releasing him, a few minutes later. In the posts broadcasting the video, the man is presented as an FBI agent or sometimes as a member of  border patrols, border patrols.

Image strength

These images were widely echoed on social media, as America experienced another day of protests after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Even if the context and the real story behind were very different from those presented, the impact of this video demonstrates the strength of the images. We let you discover this last episode of OMF Oh My Fake , presented by Clémence.

OMF Oh My Fake , launched on Snapchat Discover, it's the  20 Minutes program  that makes you strong against "fake news". Here, it is not a question of answering the question "Is it true or is it false?" "But to" Why did we believe it? By analyzing the mechanisms that make fake news so attractive that even seasoned minds - like yours! - may succumb to it.

And as this program is just breathtaking and colorful, we let you scan this snapcode in the Snapchat application to subscribe. We even advise you to watch all the old episodes, you will not regret it and you will learn some great things about our cognitive biases. Go!

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  • George Floyd
  • FBI
  • Adama Traore
  • Fake Off
  • Fake news
  • Racism
  • Video
  • Oh my fake