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Police didn’t say that thousands of people witnessed a demonic portal above the White House
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- No such reports were made, according to the Arlington County Police Department.
Were you among thousands of people who allegedly told police that you had spotted a demonic portal above the White House?
A recent Facebook post suggests they’re out there, sharing a video with the caption: "Police- Thousands witnessed demonic portal opening above White House | BIDEN BREAKING NEWS - July 11, 2023."
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The nearly 15-minute video takes a while to get to the claim in the caption, spending time first to describe a fake news report about former first lady Melania Trump hiring an exorcist to cleanse the White House "of Obama demons," as if it really happened.
Eventually, the video’s host refers to a December blog post about conservative political consultant Roger Stone claiming that a demonic portal had opened above the White House "around the time the Bidens moved in."
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Stone said he asked a friend who is a police officer in Arlington, Virginia, to investigate the supposed portal and received confirmation that "there’s definitely something there" and that "other people were photographing it."
PolitiFact asked a spokesperson for the Arlington County Police Department in Virginia whether the agency had received thousands, or any, reports that a demonic portal had opened above the White House.
"We have not received any reports of that nature," spokesperson Ashley Savage said.
We rate this claim False.
Our Sources
Facebook post, July 11, 2023
The People’s Voice, Police Confirm Demonic Portal ‘Swirling Like a Cauldron’ Visible Above Biden’s White House, Dec. 15, 2022
Mediaite, Roger Stone Says There’s a ‘Demonic Portal’ Above the Biden White House That the Media Refuses to Cover, Dec. 12, 2022
PolitiFact, Fake news claims Melania Trump hired an exorcist to cleanse the White House, Feb. 19, 2018
Email interview with Ashley Savage, Arlington County Police Department, July 13, 2023
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