Washington (CNN)Fox News has been repeatedly inaccurate in its coverage of the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" protests against vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
As the protest in the capital city of Ottawa has been dispersed by the authorities -- Ottawa police tweeted Sunday afternoon that 191 people had been arrested and 79 vehicles towed -- Fox inaccuracies have continued. Here's a look at three false claims made by two Fox hosts and a Fox contributor since Wednesday.
A Fox spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday.
Sara A. Carter, a Fox contributor with about 1.3 million Twitter followers, tweeted a dramatic allegation on Friday after a chaotic incident involving police officers on horseback riding near a crowd of protesters on an Ottawa street. Photos and videos showed a female protester lying injured on the ground.
"Reports are the woman trampled by a Canadian horse patrol just died at the hospital," Carter tweeted, adding the hashtags #Trudeau and #FreedomConvoyCanada.
The claim about a woman being trampled to death went viral. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican of Texas, quote-tweeted Carter's tweet and added himself, "This...is...horrific." Right-wing commentator duo Diamond and Silk said in their own quote tweet: "#Trudeau should be arrested for murder!"
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