An image showing a red river flowing through a city is making the rounds on social media, with many users claiming that it is the Chicago River dyed red to celebrate abortion after the Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicks off on August 19, 2024.
A Facebook user published the viral post (Archive link) with the following heading:
BREAKING NEWS: DNC dyes Chicago River red to celebrate abortion.
You can check the post Here.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile has fact-checked the viral post and found it to be false.
By searching with relevant keywords NM The team found live webcam footage of the river on Fox10 News. We can clearly see that the water is normal and there is no red dye in the river.
Upon further search, we found the viral image on an X-handle – The Babylon Bee, a satirical website – dated August 19, 2024.
According to the website’s “About” section, it is the world’s best satire site that is absolutely flawless in all its truth claims. They write satire on Christian topics, political issues, and everyday life.
Seth Dillon, CEO of Babylon Bee, also confirmed in his tweet that the image was satire.
Therefore, we can conclude that the viral post claiming that Democrats dyed the Chicago River red to celebrate abortion is false.
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