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Quick TakeFull Storyprotests have sparked debates over whether monuments to Confederate generals and other historical figures should be removed. Protesters have vandalized and some statues, and some local officials have .On July 5, a statue of abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass in a Rochester, New York, park was and left 50 feet away near the . Douglass had escaped slavery in Maryland and for 25 years. The statue was toppled on the anniversary of a renowned speech — “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” — that Douglass delivered in 1852.On July 6, Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, that makes the unsupported claim that&nbsp; “Democrats” vandalized the Douglass statue.Trump Jr. posted the image on Facebook showing the empty base where the Douglass statue once stood, superimposed with a photo of Douglass and the text: “REPUBLICAN FREDERICK DOUGLASS ESCAPED SLAVERY AND BECAME A LEADER IN THE ABOLITION MOVEMENT[.] DEMOCRATS JUST DESTROYED HIS MONUMENT… ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS MOST FAMOUS SPEECH.”That same day, President Donald Trump , saying: “Statue of Frederick Douglass Torn Down in Rochester…This shows that these anarchists have no bounds!”The Facebook meme has been of times on Facebook, and a on the National File website claims “Black Lives Matter Rioters” toppled the statue.But there is no basis to support claims that “Democrats” or “anarchists” or “rioters” tore down the Douglass statue.Jacqueline Shuman, a Rochester police spokeswoman, on July 8 that the police department is “still looking into” the vandalism.&nbsp; She said the police do not have any evidence to confirm the removal was related in some way to the date of Douglass’s speech, and they don’t know who vandalized it.City police detectives asked for the public’s help in identifying the vandals in a .Rochester officials did not return our calls and email requests for further comment on the investigation.This is not the first time a Douglass statue in Rochester has been vandalized. The Rochester Democrat &amp; Chronicle reported in December 2018 that were suspended from school and criminally charged after they broke a different statue of Douglass from its base and tried to run off with it.We will continue to follow this story and update any progress in the police department’s investigation.SourcesCraig, Gary and Ryan Miller. Rochester Democrat &amp; Chronicle. 6 Jul 2020.Visit Rochester, NY. 2 Feb 2017.Gold, Michael. New York Times. 7 Jul 2020.New York Times. 25 Jun 2020.Lahman, Sean and Sarah Taddeo. 17 Dec 2018. Rochester Democrat &amp; Chronicle.Neuman, Scott. NPR. 8 Jul 2020.Pereira, Ivan. ABC News. 19 Jun 2020.Rivero, Eduardo. National File. 8 Jul 2020.Ask SciCheckQ. Are vaccinated and boosted people more susceptible to infection or disease with the omicron variant than unvaccinated people?A. No. Getting vaccinated increases your protection against COVID-19. Sometimes, certain raw data can suggest otherwise, but that information cannot be used to determine how well a vaccine works.Have a question?

Quick TakeFull Storyprotests have sparked debates over whether monuments to Confederate generals and other historical figures should be removed. Protesters have vandalized and some statues, and some local officials have .On July 5, a statue of abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass in a Rochester, New York, park was and left 50 feet away near the . Douglass had escaped slavery in Maryland and for 25 years. The statue was toppled on the anniversary of a renowned speech — “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” — that Douglass delivered in 1852.On July 6, Donald Trump Jr., the president’s...

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