With vehicular attacks on protests on the rise and elected officials encouraging the tactic, old conspiracy theories about one vehicular attack in particular are circulating once again. This is the story of what actually happened on Fourth Street in downtown Charlottesville on August 12, 2017.

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/08/us/la-immigration-protests-photos-map.html

https://files.integrityfirstforamerica.org/14228/1641845853-dillon-hopper-deposition-as-played-at-trial.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/us/politics/florida-desantis-protests-warning.html

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6168921/sines-v-kessler/

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7299259/united-states-v-fields/

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Last week, five Proud Boys announced a $100 million lawsuit against the government over their treatment during the January 6th prosecutions.

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https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70474277/tarrio-v-united-states-of-america/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/ex-soldiers-acceptance-trump-pardon-didnt-constitute-confession-guilt-court-2021-09-23/

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/proud-boys-leaders-sue-u-s-over-jan-6-prosecutions-90f9f4ce

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/jury-convicts-four-leaders-proud-boys-seditious-conspiracy-related-us-capitol-breach

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/05/enrique-tarrio-prison-sentencing-proud-boys-00114104

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/proud-boys-leaders-sentenced-prison-roles-jan-6-capitol-breach

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y93jgdvqjo

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-prosecutors-decline-to-charge-ex-proud-boys-leader-after-us-capitol-arrest/3872280/

https://www.salon.com/2020/12/15/how-did-a-proud-boys-leader-with-a-felony-record-get-into-the-white-house/

https://apnews.com/article/ashli-babbitt-wrongful-death-settlement-capitol-riot-9f2e60f9dce01237a1e78271cff82f6a

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/us/politics/trump-tarrio-proud-boys-pardon.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20170423005743/http://officialproudboys.com/news/the-kids-are-alt-knights/

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/new-fight-club-ready-street-violence/

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/fraternal-order-alt-knights-foak/

https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/local-rules/rule-204-discipline-

https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2025/05/2025_11-MAY-Chapter-3-RRTFB-5-29-2025.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/pardon/frequently-asked-questions

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After losing his job, an ex-Disney employee tried to get his former employer's attention by hacking in and making strange updates to company files.

Sources:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69534211/united-states-v-scheuer/
https://www.eeoc.gov/what-you-can-expect-after-you-file-charge
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/us/disney-worker-prison-hacking.html

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