Minneapolis mayor bashed over X post on 6-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death: ‘I thought this had to be a parody’

Nypost · May 25, 2026 · 589 words · By Ryan King

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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What happened

Minneapolis mayor bashed over X post on 6-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death: ‘I thought this had to be a parody’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleWASHINGTON — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey marked the sixth anniversary of George Floyd’s death Monday, causing outrage among conservatives who claimed he was trying to take attention away from Memorial Day commemorations.

Common ground

“Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Black-and-White Fallacy: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that A medical examiner deemed Floy’ds death a homicide directly caused by cardiopulmonary arrest — heart failure due to a lack of breathing?
How does this story connect Police Reform and Accountability with Memorial Day vs. George Floyd Anniversary over the next few days?

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Name Calling / Labeling 100% confidence

Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.

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Black-and-White Fallacy 80% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A medical examiner deemed Floy’ds death a homicide directly caused by cardiopulmonary arrest — heart failure due to a lack of breathing.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions of the word 'official' and does not contain the actual medical examiner's report or findings.

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web search NEUTRAL — If a piece of information is official, it has been announced publicly with authority.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zhs/词典/英语-汉语-简体/official

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web search NEUTRAL — official，英语单词，主要用作名词、形容词。作名词时意为“官员；公务员”，也特指“（体育比赛等中的）裁判员，执法者”。作形容词时意为“官方的；正式的；权威机构批准或承认的；公开正式宣布的；适合或有官职人员特征的”。
https://baike.baidu.com/item/official/6312385

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web search NEUTRAL — 爱词霸权威在线词典,为您提供official的中文意思,official的用法讲解,official的读音,official的同义词,official的反义词,official的例句等英语服务。
https://www.iciba.com/word?w=official

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Claim 2: “Chauvin, who is white, pinned Floyd to the ground with his knee on his neck for about nine minutes.”

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Wikipedia and news reports confirm Derek Chauvin (white) pinned George Floyd to the ground with his knee on his neck for over nine minutes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Derek Michael Chauvin ( SHOH-vən; born 1976) is an American former police officer who murdered George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On May 25, 2020, Floyd was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Chauvin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black American man, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old White police officer, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Floyd had been arrested af…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin was an American criminal case in the District Court of Minnesota in 2021. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was tried and convicted for the mu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Derek_Chauvin

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Claim 3: “Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey marked the sixth anniversary of George Floyd’s death Monday”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Mayor Jacob Frey posted on X to mark the sixth anniversary of George Floyd's death.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the mayor of the U.S. city of Minneapolis. Incumbent DFL mayor Jacob Frey won reelection to a second term, becoming the first Minneapolis mayo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Minneapolis_mayoral_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacob Lawrence Frey (born July 23, 1981) is an American politician and attorney who has served since 2018 as the 48th mayor of Minneapolis. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Frey

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of Minneapolis is the chief executive officer of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, responsible for overseeing the city's administration. As the political and ceremonial leader of the city,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Minneapolis

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Claim 4: “reconstruction begins at George Floyd Square and work continues on the People’s Way.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding reconstruction at George Floyd Square or the People's Way.

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Claim 5: “Floyd’s death took place on Memorial Day, as did the sixth anniversary of his passing.”

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Claim 6: “Floyd, a black man, had been confronted by police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020, for using a counterfeit $20 bill at a grocery store.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm George Floyd was confronted by Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020, regarding a counterfeit $20 bill.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African American man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. One of four police officers w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd

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Claim 7: “Floyd’s family hired their own medical examiner who blamed his death on asphyxia and rejected the idea that drugs played a significant role in his death.”

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The provided evidence discusses protests and a general mention of 'two autopsies', but does not specifically detail the findings of a family-hired medical examiner regarding asphyxia vs drugs.

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web search NEUTRAL — Protests, riots, and demonstrations against police brutality began in Minneapolis in the United States on May 26, 2020 as reactions to the murder of George ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2025 ... Why does misinformation persist about his death. STATESMAN.COM. George Floyd did not die of drug overdose. Why does misinformation ...
https://www.facebook.com/statesman/posts/two-autopsies-ruled…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 9, 2024 ... The state launched an investigation after the former chief medical examiner's biased testimony in the George Floyd murder trial.
https://theappeal.org/maryland-ocme-medical-examiner-investi…

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Claim 8: “Chauvin is currently serving a 22-and-a-half-year sentence after being convicted of second-degree manslaughter, unintentional second-degree murder, and third-degree murder.”

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Web search results confirm Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.

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Claim 9: “Video taken by a young bystander showed Floyd crying out, “I can’t breathe.””

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Wikipedia and web results confirm that a bystander (Darnella Frazier) recorded the event and that Floyd repeatedly said 'I can't breathe'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Protests, riots, and demonstrations against police brutality began in Minneapolis in the United States on May 26, 2020 as reactions to the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed African America…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Floyd, an African American man, was murdered on May 25, 2020, during a police arrest. Protests seeking justice for Floyd began in the United States the next day, with citizens of other countrie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_…

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Claim 10: “Frey was mayor of Minneapolis at the time of Floyd’s death and during the upheaval that followed.”

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Wikipedia confirms Jacob Frey has served as the mayor of Minneapolis since 2018, which covers the date of Floyd's death in May 2020.

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Claim 11: “The examination also found that Floyd’s fentanyl intoxication and use of methamphetamine likely played a role in his death.”

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Multiple web search results mention that fentanyl and methamphetamine were found in Floyd's system and were considered contributing factors/conditions in his death.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Fentanyl AND methamphetamine were also found!! He was an avid ... Number 3, George Floyd had Fentanyl and methamphetamines and other ...
https://www.facebook.com/christinaloreynews/posts/but-he-was…

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web search NEUTRAL — ... George Floyd led to his death by asphyxiation. ... methamphetamine were found in Floyd's system) as “significant conditions” contributing to Floyd's death.
https://www.famous-trials.com/george-floyd/2717-what-caused-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The pills contained a methamphetamine concentration of 1.9% to 2.9%, which she described as significantly lower than "street" meth. "The majority of the time I ...
https://abcnews.com/US/medical-witnesses-clash-defense-georg…

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