{"id":2331085,"date":"2024-08-26T14:11:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T18:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-dnc-attendees-did-not-chant-death-to-america-during-michelle-obamas-speech\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T14:14:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T18:14:47","slug":"fact-check-no-dnc-attendees-did-not-chant-death-to-america-during-michelle-obamas-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-dnc-attendees-did-not-chant-death-to-america-during-michelle-obamas-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, DNC Attendees Did Not Chant \u2018Death To America\u2019 During Michelle Obama\u2019s Speech"},"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\">30<\/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-no-dnc-attendees-did-not-chant-death-to-america-during-michelle-obamas-speech%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=2331085&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-put-up-fencing-around-capitol-ahead-of-trump-arraignment\/\" title=\"Capitol fenced by police prior to Trump&#039;s arraignment.\">viral video shared<\/a> on X (formerly Twitter) claims that attendees at the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) chanted &#8220;Death to America&#8221; during a speech by former First Lady\u200b Michelle Obama.\u2062 However, the assertion has been found to be\u2062 false.\u2062 Analysis of the original video of Obama&#8217;s speech reveals that the alleged chants\u2064 were not present; the audio actually originates from a separate \u200cYouTube video showing Black Lives Matter protests in California from September 2020. Additionally,\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-adam-sandler-has-not-died\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, Adam Sandler Has Not Died\">credible media sources<\/a>, like The New York Times, did \u200bnot report any \u2064such\u2062 incidents during\u200c the DNC. The claim appears to be a misinformation effort, with no \u200bcredible news outlets backing it.  <\/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>A viral video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Fuknutz\/status\/1826230721083756765\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on X<\/a> claims 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) attendees purportedly chanted &ldquo;Death to America&rdquo; during former First Lady Michelle Obama&rsquo;s speech.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;&#128680;&rdquo;Death to America&rdquo; chant heard at DNC &#128680;&#128680; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GGnEH4st8l\">pic.twitter.com\/GGnEH4st8l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Phantom Shadow (@Fuknutz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fuknutz\/status\/1826230721083756765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The original video of Obama&rsquo;s speech does not feature the purported chants. The audio of the &ldquo;Death to America&rdquo; chants stems from a YouTube video showing Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in California in September 2020.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepted the Democratic Party&rsquo;s nomination on the final night of the DNC, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/08\/22\/us\/harris-dnc-election-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>. Harris is the second woman to &ldquo;formally accept&rdquo; the Democratic Party&rsquo;s nomination for president, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The X video, viewed over 60,000 times as of writing, claims 2024 DNC attendees purportedly chanted &ldquo;Death to America&rdquo; during Obama&rsquo;s speech. In the video, Obama can be seen standing on stage at the convention. Chants of &ldquo;Death to America&rdquo; are audible in the background. &ldquo;&lsquo;Death to America&rsquo; chant heard at DNC,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-actually-shows-tzedek-association-appreciation-event-not-celebration-of-j-d-vance-as-vice-president-pick\/\" title=\"Video actually shows Tzedek Association appreciation event, not celebration of J.D. Vance as Vice President pick\">video&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s caption reads.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YgJBFBwRXvc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">original video<\/a> of Obama&rsquo;s speech does not feature the purported chants. Likewise, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CatLady4Kamala\/status\/1826351520889405844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reply<\/a> to the X post, the audio of the &ldquo;Death to America&rdquo; chants is derived from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kb9rT611WQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube video<\/a> showing BLM in California in September 2020. &ldquo;This audio is from 3 years ago,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media user<\/a> who responded to the X post said. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/20\/fact-check-post-showing-michelle-obama-attacking-donald-trump-is-false\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Post Showing Michelle Obama Attacking Donald Trump Is False)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YgJBFBwRXvc?si=w-ypa9UJa2gsFoFM\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=2ca6f23d8cc3e1e1&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=%F0%9F%9A%A8%F0%9F%9A%A8%22Death+to+America%22+chant+heard+at+DNC+%F0%9F%9A%A8%F0%9F%9A%A8&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWfbQph1uib-VfD_izZO2Y5sC3UdQE5x8XNnxUO1qJLaRIaEtzaSH-OhiOhqt_msDm5okqi8cL1oZ65TIjTcqv6T8esjvThYq9Ns2Gw1OzwscspIdexpXzhODlqfQbECmCysNaSSzqkl4mwSCwPpI0f-CXo5T3zNwXZ2xz4gC8o91irXFbVGpv1XPw8flYeTfLoFheFA&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj_pe3emYuIAxW1lYkEHSj_DPoQ0pQJegQIERAB&amp;biw=1610&amp;bih=869&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> to support the claim. Obama also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22%F0%9F%9A%A8%F0%9F%9A%A8%22Death%20to%20America%22%20chant%20heard%20at%20DNC%20%F0%9F%9A%A8%F0%9F%9A%A8%22%20(from%3AMichelleObama)%20lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has not publicly commented<\/a> on the claim. In addition, on August 22, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadstories.com\/hoax-alert\/2024\/08\/fact-check-video-does-not-authentically-depict-dnc-attendees-chanting-death-to-america.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lead Stories<\/a> reported the claim was false. The outlet traced the audio back to the same YouTube video of the BLM protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the DNC has neither referenced the claim on its <a href=\"https:\/\/demconvention.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> nor its verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100067406434773\/search?q=%F0%9F%9A%A8%F0%9F%9A%A8%22Death%20to%20America%22%20chant%20heard%20at%20DNC%20%F0%9F%9A%A8%F0%9F%9A%A8&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0XFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjRcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9IiwicnBfY2hyb25vX3NvcnQ6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcImNocm9ub3NvcnRcIixcImFyZ3NcIjpcIlwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22%F0%9F%9A%A8%F0%9F%9A%A8%22Death%20to%20America%22%20chant%20heard%20at%20DNC%20%F0%9F%9A%A8%F0%9F%9A%A8%22%20(from%3ADemConvention)%20lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/demconvention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The X account who shared the clip of Obama&rsquo;s speech featuring the &ldquo;Death to America&rdquo; chants is known for posting to memes, its <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Fuknutz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bio<\/a> indicates.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has contacted the DNC for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral video circulating on X alleges that attendees at the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) chanted &#8220;Death to America&#8221; during Michelle Obama&#8217;s speech. The video, which has been viewed over 60,000 times, shows Obama speaking at the convention with the chant audible in the background. However, this claim has been deemed false. The original footage of Obama&#8217;s speech does not include these chants; instead, the audio comes from a YouTube video of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in California from September 2020. <\/p>\n<p>According to reports from The New York Times, Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepted the Democratic Party&#8217;s nomination on the last night of the DNC and is only the second woman to do so for president. Fact-checking sources found no credible evidence supporting claims about chants at Obama\u2019s speech and noted that she has not commented on this allegation either. Additionally, Lead Stories confirmed that this claim was false and traced its origins back to BLM protest footage. The DNC has not acknowledged these claims on their website or social media platforms either. The account that shared this clip is known for posting memes according to its bio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2331086,"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-2167669602-scaled-e1724424494676.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7380,7705,13420,32618,4133],"class_list":["post-2331085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-misinformation","tag-dnc","tag-fact-check","tag-michelle-obama","tag-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167669602-scaled-e1724424494676.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331085","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\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}