Fact check: Derek Chauvin 'alive and well,' lawyer says
The claim: Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed George Floyd, was found dead in jail A number of posts on social media claim that Derek Chauvin, a former police officer charged in the slaying of George Floyd in May, was killed in prison. Each post cites an article by the website Conservative Tears, headlined "Police Officer Who Murdered George Floyd Killed in Prison." "Well well well he didn't last long," reads one caption to the article, posted to Facebook. "He was apparently killed by fellow inmates," read another caption, written by a Facebook page adjacent to the satirical s...
Source: usatoday.com