False claims of antifa protesters plague small U.S. cities

“It’s frustrating when people from the outside start instigating and try to turn American against American.”

Sean Duval

What Is Antifa? Separating Fact From Fiction

Antifa has never been accused of killing anyone, unlike the white supremacist hate group Ku Klux Klan, which is not declared a terrorist organization.

What Is Antifa? Separating Fact From Fiction

Antifa has no leader and no clear organization. However, there are organized, localized groups who have followings on social media, such as the Rose City Antifa in Portland, Oregon.

What Is Antifa? Separating Fact From Fiction

Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape public’s view of protest

My research has found that some protest movements have more trouble than others getting legitimacy. My co-author Summer Harlow and I have studied how local and metropolitan newspapers cover protests. We found that narratives about the Women’s March and anti-Trump protests gave voice to protesters and significantly explored their grievances. On the other end of the spectrum, protests about anti-black racism and indigenous people’s rights received the least legitimizing coverage, with them more often seen as threatening and violent.