Fact check: How many people were arrested at the LA protests on Friday June 6th alone?

1. Summary of the results

The question specifically asks about protest arrests on Friday June 6th, but the available data shows a more complex picture of arrests in LA that day. The most significant arrests were immigration-related: ICE conducted 121 total arrests that day - 44 in a single operation at a job site and 77 more across the greater LA area ^[1]. While there were protest-related arrests during this period, the LAPD reported 50 arrests "over the weekend" ^[2], but did not specify how many occurred specifically on Friday.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

• The data shows different types of law enforcement operations happening simultaneously:

Immigration enforcement by ICE ^{[3] [1]}

Regular protest policing by LAPD ^[2]

• Earlier in the week, there were 113 protest-related arrests, mostly for failure to disperse ^[4], with some for looting ^[5] and individual cases of assault, resisting arrest, and vandalism ^[6]
• The LAPD indicated that more arrests might be made after reviewing video evidence ^[2]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

• The question's narrow focus on protest arrests could lead to an incomplete understanding of law enforcement activities that day
• Different agencies (ICE vs LAPD) were conducting separate operations, which could cause confusion in reporting total arrest numbers
• The timing of arrests ("on Friday alone") might be misleading since some sources aggregate weekend numbers ^[2]
• Multiple sources confirm the ICE arrests ^{[3] [1] [7]}, suggesting high confidence in these numbers, while protest arrest numbers for the specific day are less clear