Cultists Spread Lie That Ottawa Cops Killed Protester

February 20, 2022 Canada, Trump cultists

Around 5 p.m. ET, the tension between protesters and police escalated. Police say the officers on horseback rode back and forth across Rideau to create space, allowing other officers to rush up and hold back the line of demonstrators.

At least two people were knocked to the ground during the operation. However, rumours on social media quickly sprang up claiming a woman had been trampled by one of the horses — potentially to death.

In one instance, a Fox News contributor with 1.3 million followers tweeted that she heard a woman may have been “seriously injured or killed.” She tweeted an apology on Saturday for sharing false information — but her original post had already been amplified widely.

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False trampling death rumours at Ottawa protests a sign of misinformation campaign, police say https://t.co/kOlrLDyeBo #ottnews #ottawa pic.twitter.com/HBgb59Ftip

— CBC Ottawa (@CBCOttawa) February 20, 2022

We hear your concern for people on the ground after the horses dispersed a crowd. Anyone who fell got up and walked away. We’re unaware of any injuries. A bicycle was thrown at the horse further down the line and caused the horse to trip. The horse was uninjured. pic.twitter.com/tgfsl6uxT7

— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) February 19, 2022

Ted Cruz Deletes Tweet With Claim Mounted Canadian Police Trampling Killed Protester, After Daniel Dale Calls Him Outhttps://t.co/hQUSW0wXhE

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) February 20, 2022

I deleted my retweet about a Canadian protestor being trampled to death because the journalist who first reported it now says it was in error.

I remain deeply concerned about the abuse—seizing money & employing violence against peaceful protesters—that we’re seeing in Canada.

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 19, 2022

Once again we are seeing young children being brought to the front of the police operation. This is dangerous and it is putting the children at risk. https://t.co/2doF1IEq96

— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) February 19, 2022

Carter’s false story about a death was amplified by a number of other prominent people, including Sen. Ted Cruz, and has been retweeted more than 11,000 times. (The original false tweet remains online.) https://t.co/XUUQTVFZNg pic.twitter.com/iyVK6Dwvtg

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 19, 2022