Fact check: How many states had problems on no kings protests

1. Summary of the results

Based on the available analyses, at least 5-6 states experienced problems during the "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration. The documented incidents include:

• Virginia: A man drove an SUV through a crowd of protesters ^[1]
• California: Police hit protesters with batons and fired tear gas in Los Angeles ^[1]
• Minnesota: Protests were canceled due to a shooting incident involving two Democratic legislators and their spouses ^{[1] [2]}
• North Carolina: Demonstrators faced off with police in Charlotte, with officers forming barricades with bicycles ^[2]
• Georgia: Law enforcement deployed tear gas against several hundred protesters heading toward Interstate 285 in northern Atlanta ^[2]
• Florida: Sheriff's deputies turned back protesters approaching Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort ^[2]

The protests occurred nationwide with demonstrations in hundreds of locations across multiple cities including New York, Denver, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles ^[2]. While the overall tone was described as peaceful, governors had urged calm and some mobilized the National Guard ahead of the protests ^{[3] [2]}.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks important context about the scale and nature of these "problems." The analyses reveal that:

• Most confrontations were isolated incidents rather than widespread violence ^{[3] [2]}
• The protests drew millions of participants nationwide, suggesting the problems affected a small percentage of demonstrations ^[3]
• Preventive measures were taken by authorities, with governors mobilizing resources and urging calm before protests began ^{[3] [2]}

The question also doesn't specify what constitutes "problems" - the documented issues ranged from vehicular attacks and police use of force to protest cancellations due to unrelated violence ^{[1] [2]}. This broad definition could significantly affect the count of affected states.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The phrasing "problems on no kings protests" could be misleading by implying widespread disorder when the evidence shows most protests were peaceful ^[2]. The question's focus solely on "problems" omits the broader context that millions participated peacefully across hundreds of events ^{[2] [3]}.

Additionally, the question doesn't acknowledge that some incidents may have been unrelated to the protests themselves - for example, the Minnesota shooting involved Democratic legislators and appeared to be a separate criminal act that caused protest cancellations rather than protest-related violence ^[2].

The framing could benefit those seeking to delegitimize the protest movement by emphasizing negative incidents while ignoring the overwhelmingly peaceful nature of the demonstrations across the country.