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2020 US protests

Protests in the United States in 2020

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Jan 11, 2026
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How many police officers were killed during the 2020 George Floyd protests?

There is no credible evidence that a wave of police officers were killed by protesters during the 2020 George Floyd demonstrations; fact‑checking organizations and contemporary reporting show a small ...

Jan 28, 2026
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How have protest participant demographics changed in the U.S. since 2000?

Since 2000 American protest demographics have shifted toward younger, more racially and ethnically diverse participants and broader geographic reach, with higher overall frequency and larger single-da...

Feb 1, 2026
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What documented cases exist of firms organizing paid protesters in the U.S., and how were they verified?

Reporting available in the provided sources finds no verified, documented cases of firms organizing in the for recent high-profile demonstrations; several viral pieces of “evidence” have been debunked...

Jan 27, 2026

What role do Antifa activists play in counter-protest movements against far-right groups?

activists function primarily as decentralized counter-protesters who seek to interrupt, deter, and physically confront ; their methods range from peaceful organizing to direct, sometimes violent, clas...

Jan 18, 2026

How have partisan networks amplified contested protest incidents in past U.S. rallies, and what patterns repeat here?

Partisan networks amplify contested protest incidents by quickly framing ambiguous events to fit preexisting narratives, mobilizing sympathetic audiences, and rewarding sensational content with attent...

Jan 16, 2026

What were the largest single-day anti-deportation demonstrations in the U.S. between 2009 and 2016?

Research of the supplied reporting finds no clear, documented examples of a single-day anti-deportation demonstration in the United States between 2009 and 2016 that match the scale of the mass mobili...