This reporting is corroborated by live update reporting yesterday for
@dailycardinal
and this report from
@noegoldhaber
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FACT CHECK
@WisconsinWatch
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@GigafactProject
: This is inaccurate. Multiple UW-Madison Jewish students and encampment organizers who were at the scene confirmed to Wisconsin Watch that the agitator was not affiliated with the demonstration group and didn’t shout the Nazi slogan.
Jewish students deserve to feel safe on college campuses.
Pro-Hamas protestors chanted “Heil Hitler” at
@UWMadison
.
All Americans should condemn this hate.
@UWMadison
and
@GovEvers
must REMOVE this illegal encampment and ARREST these antisemitic lawbreakers IMMEDIATELY.
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On April 29 a man agitated a group of Jewish students and a Hillel staff member standing near the University of Wisconsin-Madison pro-Palestine encampment and did a raised-hand Nazi salute toward them, but did not shout “Heil Hitler.”
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News articles from sites including the Wisconsin Law Journal and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have reported inaccuracies, as have social media posts like this one:
University of Wisconsin police confirm chants of "Heil Hitler" being directed to Jewish students
@UWMadison
.
@uwchancellor
's response should be carefully considered in light of Title VI obligations.
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Students said they were standing peacefully when the man approached them and started sharing his thoughts on the war. In a video from the incident, the man admits to doing the salute. (Video filmed by Justin Kay.)
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UW police are investigating. A police spokesperson confirmed the salute was reported, not the slogan.
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