Civil rights complaint filed after trooper punches 18-year-old | Flipboard

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Civil rights complaint filed after trooper punches 18-year-old An Arkansas trooper punched an 18-year-old woman during a traffic stop, prompting the woman to file a federal civil rights complaint claiming excessive force, violation of free speech and battery,…

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Why it matters

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Cubs’ 9-Homer Night At Wrigley Sets Record”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for the city of Chicago and the band Chicago; none of the sources mention a record-setting 9-homer night at Wrigley Field.

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 24, 2026 · Welcome to the official City of Chicago Website. The source for information about City services, departments, programs and initiatives, and officials for Chicago residents, businesses, …
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web search NEUTRAL — 2.2.11800–1849: Indian removal, first railroad and canal. 2.2.21850–1874: Raising, water cribs, river reversal, fire. 2.2.31875–1899: Railroads, annexation, health, stature. 2.320th century: More grow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago

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web search NEUTRAL — Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1967. Self-described as a " rock and roll band with horns ", their songs often also combine elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_(band)

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Claim 2: “the Miami Beach mayor is among the few to voice support for the cameras [Flock Safety]”

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Web search results explicitly state that Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner supports the use of Flock license plate-reading cameras and may be among the last fans of them.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steven Meiner (born 1970 or 1971) is an American politician and mayor of Miami Beach. He previously served as a Commissioner of Miami Beach and an attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Miami Beach mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Miami Beach, Florida. Incumbent mayor Steven Meiner was re-elected to a second consecutive term.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miami Beach, Florida operates under a council-manager system (weak mayor), with both an office of mayor and city manager.
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Claim 3: “prompting the woman to file a federal civil rights complaint claiming excessive force, violation of free speech and battery”

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Multiple sources confirm the 18-year-old woman filed a federal lawsuit/civil rights complaint alleging battery and excessive force following the incident.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arkansas ( , AR-kən-saw) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arkansas County, officially the County of Arkansas, is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,149. Located in the Arkansas Delta, the county has t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_County,_Arkansas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Little Rock is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 202,591 at the 2020 census, while the Little Rock metropolitan area with an estimated 770,000 reside…
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Claim 4: “An Arkansas trooper punched an 18-year-old woman during a traffic stop”

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Multiple independent web search results and a cross-reference confirm that an Arkansas State Trooper punched an 18-year-old woman (identified as Alisa Hackett) during a traffic stop, with one source noting a use-of-force report confirms the strike.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arkansas State Police is a state police division of the Arkansas Department of Public Safety and is responsible for enforcing motor vehicle laws, traffic laws, and criminal laws. The Arkansas Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_State_Police

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Robert "Jim Bob" Duggar (born July 18, 1965) is an American politician and television personality. He appeared on the reality series 19 Kids and Counting, which aired from 2008 to 2015. From 199…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On March 7, 2006, Joseph Erin Hamley (February 3, 1985 – March 7, 2006), an unarmed man, was fatally shot by Arkansas State Trooper Larry P. Norman of West Fork, Arkansas. At 7 a.m. on March 7, 2006, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Joseph_Erin_Hamley

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Claim 5: “Wisconsin voters will see three questions on the Nov. 3 ballot that ask whether the state constitution should be changed”

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The provided Wikipedia results discuss a 2026 gubernatorial election on November 3, but there is no evidence provided regarding three specific referendums to change the state constitution on a November 3 ballot.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Wisconsin. Democratic Milwaukee County executive David Crowley and Republican U.S. re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward Theodore Gein ( GEEN; August 27, 1906 – July 26, 1984), also known as the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul, was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed aroun…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wisconsin is a state in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michi…
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Claim 6: “Utah's Senate Bill 73, the first US law to explicitly target VPN use in the context of age verification, takes [effect September 3]”

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There is a direct contradiction regarding the effective date. One source states the law takes effect on September 3, 2026, while two other sources explicitly state it takes effect on May 6 (one specifying May 6, 2026).

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web search NEUTRAL — On May 6, 2026, Utah will become, to EFF’s knowledge, the first state in the nation to target the use of VPNs to avoid legally mandated age-verification gates.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/utahs-new-law-regulati…

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web search NEUTRAL — After months of legal wrangling, Utah's Senate Bill 73, the first US law to explicitly target VPN use in the context of age verification, takes effect on September 3, 2026.
https://gizmodo.com/the-first-us-law-targeting-vpn-use-takes…

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web search NEUTRAL — Utah's Online Age Verification Amendments, formally Senate Bill 73, take effect on May 6, making the state the first in the U.S. to explicitly target VPN use as part of age verification legislation.
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/utah-becomes-first…

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Claim 7: “Arkansas State Police say they are conducting an internal review into the use”

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The claim is mentioned in the cross-reference (Flipboard), but the provided web search and Wikipedia results for this specific claim are general descriptions of Arkansas and the State Police and do not mention the internal review.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arkansas Highway Police is a state police division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The Arkansas Highway Police is responsible for enforcing motor vehicle laws, traffic laws, and commerci…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, the state police is a police body unique to each U.S. state, having statewide authority to conduct law enforcement activities and criminal investigations. In general, state polic…
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