{"id":2327381,"date":"2024-08-20T09:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-video-showing-pallets-of-bricks-left-in-chicago-street-is-not-recent-unrelated-to-2024-dnc\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T09:44:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:44:20","slug":"fact-check-video-showing-pallets-of-bricks-left-in-chicago-street-is-not-recent-unrelated-to-2024-dnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-video-showing-pallets-of-bricks-left-in-chicago-street-is-not-recent-unrelated-to-2024-dnc\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Video Showing Pallets Of Bricks Left In Chicago Street Is Not Recent, Unrelated To 2024 DNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-video-showing-pallets-of-bricks-left-in-chicago-street-is-not-recent-unrelated-to-2024-dnc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2327381&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A video shared on X\u200d claims to show pallets of \u200dbricks \u200dbeing dropped in the streets of Chicago in 2024, just before the \u200cDemocratic National Convention\u200d (DNC). The\u200b post, \u2064made by a\u2064 user named @QTHESTORMM, suggests a civil unrest scenario by stating &#8220;MAJOR ALERT: JUST CONFIRMED, HUNDREDS \u2064OF PALLETS \u200bOF BRICKS ARE BEING\u2064 DROPPED OFF\u2062 IN THE \u2064STREETS OF CHICAGO HAPPENING NOW !!!\u2063 CIVIL \u2064WAR IS COMING !!!&#8221; However, this claim has been fact-checked and determined to be false. The video \u200dwas originally \u200cposted in\u200d June 2020 and is miscaptioned. \u200cThe\u200c footage depicts pallets of bricks left on the\u200c side of a street,\u2062 not linked to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-highlights-possibility-antifa-infiltrated-trump-march\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz highlights possibility Antifa infiltrated Trump march\">recent events<\/a>.\u200b The DNC did see protests regarding\u2063 the war in Gaza, with\u2063 demonstrators directing \u2064their anger at President Joe Biden, \u200cchanting \u200bphrases such as \u201cGenocide Joe.\u201d \u2064Thus, the brick pallets are unrelated to the supposed recent situation highlighted in the video.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p><span>A video <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/QTHESTORMM\/status\/1825348157234086365\"><span>shared on X<\/span><\/a><span>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-stacks-of-baby-formula-boxes-at-the-border-in-may-2022\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show Stacks Of Baby Formula Boxes At The Border In May 2022?\">allegedly shows pallets<\/a> of bricks left in the middle of a street in Chicago in 2024 just ahead of the start of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in the city.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;&#128680;&#128680; MAJOR ALERT: JUST CONFIRMED, HUNDREDS OF PALLETS OF BRICKS ARE BEING DROPPED OFF IN THE STREETS OF CHICAGO HAPPENING NOW !!!<\/p>\n<p>CIVIL WAR IS COMING !!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BV254qzXJm\">pic.twitter.com\/BV254qzXJm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Q &trade;&#65039; (@QTHESTORMM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QTHESTORMM\/status\/1825348157234086365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video is miscaptioned. It was originally posted in 2020, not 2024.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Protestors of the war in Gaza demonstrated outside of the DNC and seemed to be heavily aimed at President Joe Biden, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/protest-democratic-convention-chicago-war-87d32321eb5714e2005fe8410b928513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AP News<\/a>. As he was walking through the mostly empty venue, protestors chanted and referred to him as &ldquo;Genocide Joe,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>A post made on X purports bricks were left on the streets in Chicago. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-russian-tanks-being-destroyed\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Russian Tanks Being Destroyed?\">video shows footage<\/a> taken by a man walking down a street at night as he passes a few pallets of bricks left on the side of the road.<\/p>\n<p>Overlaid text reads, &ldquo;brick pallets just being left in chicago by a hospital, I dont see construction. who&rsquo;s leaving these?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>The video was shared on Aug. 18 with the caption, &ldquo;MAJOR ALERT: JUST CONFIRMED, HUNDREDS OF PALLETS OF BRICKS ARE BEING DROPPED OFF IN THE STREETS OF CHICAGO HAPPENING NOW !!! CIVIL WAR IS COMING !!!&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span>The video is miscaptioned, however, as it was not taken recently. On the bottom right corner of the screen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-paid-for-2010-repairs-on-delaware-home-where-father-stashed-classified-docs\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Paid for 2010 Repairs on Delaware Home Where Father Stashed Classified Docs\">text shows<\/a> the TikTok username @mrjeffstrauss. This account originally <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@1jeffstrauss\/video\/6834989994419997958\"><span>posted<\/span><\/a><span>  the footage in June 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@1jeffstrauss\/video\/6834989994419997958\" data-video-id=\"6834989994419997958\">\n<section><a title=\"@1jeffstrauss\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@1jeffstrauss?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@1jeffstrauss<\/a> This is <a title=\"crazy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/crazy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#crazy<\/a> <a title=\"brickpiles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/brickpiles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#brickpiles<\/a> <a title=\"bricks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bricks?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#bricks<\/a> <a title=\"pilesofbricks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/pilesofbricks?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#pilesofbricks<\/a> <a title=\"riots\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/riots?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#riots<\/a> <a title=\"wierd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/wierd?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#wierd<\/a> <a title=\"explain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/explain?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#explain<\/a> <a title=\"what\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/what?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#what<\/a> <a title=\"humm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/humm?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#humm<\/a> <a title=\"besafe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/besafe?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#besafe<\/a> <a title=\"watchout\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/watchout?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#watchout<\/a> <a title=\"&#9836; original sound - Jeff Strauss\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-6834989959804701446?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#9836; original sound &ndash; Jeff Strauss<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The summer of 2020 saw many massive protests in the U.S. after a white Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/lessons-learned-from-the-post-george-floyd-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brookings<\/a>. <span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/05\/fact-check-obama-necklace-vote-mike-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Michelle Obama Wore Necklace That Reads &lsquo;Vote&rsquo; Not &lsquo;Mike&rsquo; During 2020 DNC)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact reached out to Strauss and the City of Chicago Police Department.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video circulating on X claims to depict pallets of bricks abandoned in a Chicago street in 2024, just before the Democratic National Convention (DNC) begins. The post includes an alarming message stating, &#8220;MAJOR ALERT: JUST CONFIRMED, HUNDREDS OF PALLETS OF BRICKS ARE BEING DROPPED OFF IN THE STREETS OF CHICAGO HAPPENING NOW !!! CIVIL WAR IS COMING !!!&#8221; However, this assertion is false. The video is inaccurately labeled; it was actually recorded in 2020. According to AP News, protests against the war in Gaza took place outside the DNC and were primarily directed at President Joe Biden. During his walk through a largely empty venue, demonstrators chanted and referred to him as &#8220;Genocide Joe.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The video shows a man walking down a street at night past several pallets of bricks left by the roadside. Text overlaying the footage questions who is leaving these bricks since there appears to be no construction happening nearby. Although shared on August 18 with an alarming caption about civil unrest, it turns out that this footage was originally posted by TikTok user @mrjeffstrauss back in June 2020 during widespread protests following George Floyd&#8217;s death at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact reached out for comments from Strauss and the Chicago Police Department regarding this misinformation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2327382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2166903102-1-scaled-e1724100765612.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[7380,38520,13420],"class_list":["post-2327381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-misinformation","tag-dnc-2024","tag-fact-check"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2166903102-1-scaled-e1724100765612.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}