Sensitive footage of a woman being shot by a police officer has gone viral, purporting to show that a US police officer killed a Muslim immigrant woman because she refused to put down her knife in accordance with US law.
Izlamic Terrorist (“@raviagrawal3“) claimed that the US policeman had killed a Immigrant Muslim women as shown in the sensitive video. The user added “A US policeman killed a Immigrant Muslim women after she refused to drop her knife Under US law , “anyone carrying a weapon and threatening the lives of civilians or police is immediately executed.” on Dec 18, 2023. The tweet has received an about 261.6k views on X.
Several other users, including prabhakar (“@prabhakar561“) also made the same claim that US policeman killed an Immigrant Muslim women after she refused to drop her knife. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that she was reportedly named Alivia Schwab and had a mental health illness. On September 29, 2023, she approached a police officer brandishing a knife, and that’s when Morris police shot and killed her. She is not mentioned as a Muslim woman immigrant in any of the reports.
An article was published, regarding this incident, which clarified all the details on Dec 12, 2023 with the headline “GRAPHIC: Mother Holding Knife Is Shot in the Head by Illinois Cop While on the Phone With Mental Health Counselors”.
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D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A sensitive video that shows a woman being shot by a cop has been shared claiming that a US policeman killed an Immigrant Muslim woman after she refused to drop her knife Under US law. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/GfK9PL8FTZ
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating sensitive videos with false claims to set their narrative based on religion. According to a shared, sensitive video depicting a woman being shot by a police officer, a US police officer killed an immigrant Muslim woman because she disagreed to drop her knife under US law. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that it’s a fact that she was reportedly mentally ill and her name was Alivia Schwab. As she approached a police officer on September 29, 2023, holding a knife, she was shot and killed by Morris police. Her status as a Muslim immigrant woman has not been reported.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video has been shared claiming that a US police officer shot an immigrant Muslim woman as she was refusing to drop her knife, as per US law.
Fact : According to reports, her name was Alivia Schwab, and she suffered from a mental illness. Morris police shot and killed her on September 29, 2023, as she approached a police officer with a knife. There is no record of her being an immigrant Muslim woman.
