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George Perry Floyd Jr. was an African American man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd had used a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, on May 25, 2020. One of four police officers who arrived on the scene, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd's neck and back for almost ten minutes, fatally asphyxiating him. After his m…
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entertainment · African American man murdered by law enforcement (1973–2020) · security guard · rapper · truck driver · basketball player · driver · pornographic actor · also George Floyd, George Perry Floyd Jr., Big Floyd, Floyd the Landlord, George Perry Floyd, George Perry Floyd, Jr.
Born 14 October 1973 · Died 25 May 2020 · Q95677819
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It seems like it took a unique and extraordinary convergence of factors. A brave young woman with a smartphone camera. A crowd that was traumatised. Traumatised witnesses. A murder that lasts almost 10 minutes in broad daylight. Officers standing up and testifying against a fellow officer instead of just closing ranks.
The George Floyd case was not the cause - it
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“It seems like it took a unique and extraordinary convergence of factors. A brave young woman with a smartphone camera. A crowd that was traumatised. Traumatised witnesses. A murder that lasts almost 10 minutes in broad daylight. Officers standing up and testifying against a fellow officer instead of just closing ranks.”
“This verdict reminds us that we must make enduring enduring, systemic, societal change.”
“Justice for Black America is justice for all of America. This case is a turning point in American history for accountability of law enforcement and sends a clear message we hope is heard clearly in every city and every state.”
“The George Floyd case was not the cause - it”
“engaging in behaviour that was imminently dangerous... without regard for its impact on the body of George Floyd,”
“His eyes slowly rolled to the back of his head”
“died of a cardiac arrhythmia, that occurred as a result of hypertension, coronary disease, the ingestion of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and adrenaline flowing through his body”
“Even before his death, he was aware that people were hurting.”
“have imagined that this is the tragic way people would know his name.”
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real screenshot shows a White House X post with "Nintendo Lives Matter" and images of George Floyd and Derek Chauvin.” No WH source.
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Public attention spiked: 10,292 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4× the usual 2,554, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Bold edit; Yes, his height is important to the autopsy, but I don't think it's significant enough to add his height into the infobox. I will also argue that if
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Public attention spiked: 18,586 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.3× the usual 2,554, with 10 article edits. Editors noted: Reverted 3 edits by ALindgren74 (talk): It's what RS say. Use talk page
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Snopes rated the claim “Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk said George Floyd was a "scumbag."” True.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “George Floyd statue removed from Smithsonian on the National Mall” Satire Label.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “George Floyd's Family Got Nearly $50 Million Just Four Years Ago. Last week they listed $1,900 in assets on a welfare application.” Labeled Satire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “George Floyd statue removed from National Park” NJ Not Mall.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “George Floyd's autopsy revealed that he died from a drug overdose, not of asphyxiation or heart failure while being pinned to the ground by Minneapolis police.” False.
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USA Today rated the claim “Court documents prove George Floyd died of a drug overdose” False.
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “"George Floyd, according to the official autopsy, was not murdered. He died instead of ... the fatal concentration of fentanyl that was in his system."” False.
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The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined to issue a posthumous pardon for the 2004 drug raid that led to Floyd's criminal conviction
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Bridgett Floyd gave a $25,000 check from the George Floyd Memorial Foundation to Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to be used for scholarships
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And on June 25, 2021, was sentenced to 22+1⁄2 years in prison
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The Minneapolis city council approved a settlement of $27 million to the Floyd family after a wrongful death lawsuit
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Alt News rated the claim “US President Joe Biden with George Floyd's daughter” False.
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Amnesty International delivered a letter with one million signatures from around the world to the US Attorney General William Barr to demand justice for George Floyd
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The Minneapolis City Council approved designating the section of Chicago Avenue between 37th and 39th Streets as George Perry Floyd Jr
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Snopes rated the claim “George Floyd, the Minneapolis man who died in police custody in May 2020, appeared on "Judge Judy" as a teenager.” Miscaptioned.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “This photo shows looters during George Floyd protests” False.
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A memorial service for Floyd took place in Minneapolis
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “The arrest and death of George Floyd in Minneapolis "was staged."” False.
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Police were called by a Cup Foods grocery store employee, who suspected that Floyd had used a counterfeit $20 bill
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Died 2020-05-25.
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Social-media-based artists and activists posted tributes to Floyd; one of the more popular tributes was a digital illustration created by Shirien Damra, which had more than 3
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Floyd was working part-time as a security guard at the Conga Latin Bistro Club and began another job as a delivery driver
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Lost both jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Career landmark: murder of George Floyd.
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Goines' involvement in the Harding Street raid led to Goines being investigated for a pattern of falsifying evidence
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Floyd worked in security at the El Nuevo Rodeo club, where police officer Derek Chauvin also worked off-duty as a security guard
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Floyd moved to Minneapolis to rebuild his life and find work
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Moved to the Minneapolis area, residing in the nearby suburb of St
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Served as a mentor in his Christian community and posted anti-violence videos to social media
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Floyd was sentenced to five years in prison as part of a plea deal and was paroled in January 2013
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Floyd faced charges for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon; according to investigators, he entered an apartment by impersonating a water department worker and barged in with five other men, held a pistol to a woman'
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Career landmark: imprisonment.
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Based on the testimony of police officer Gerald Goines
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Death of Abisay Cruz, a Latino man who died after police knelt on his neck and back in Montreal in 2025
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Where he also played basketball before dropping out
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Where he became an automotive customizer and played club basketball
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Performed as a rapper using the stage name Big Floyd in the hip-hop group Screwed Up Click
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His team went to the Texas state championships
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Born 1973-10-14.
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In Fayetteville, North Carolina, to Larcenia "Cissy" Jones Floyd (1947–2018) and George Perry (1949–2002)
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