Viral Video Shows Teacher Claiming Antifa, Not Trump Supporters, Stormed the Capitol

[JonLP24]

Anew viral video that has surfaced online appears to show a teacher lecturing her students about the recent Capitol riots. In the clip, the teacher claims that Antifa were the ones who actually invaded the Capitol, rather than supporters of President Donald Trump and members of far-right groups like the Proud Boys.

https://www.newsweek.com/teacher-antifa-trump-supporters-viral-video-stormed-capitol-1561699

MSN

A new viral video that has surfaced online appears to show a teacher lecturing her students about the recent Capitol riots. In the clip, the teacher claims that Antifa were the ones who actually invaded the Capitol, rather than supporters of President Donald Trump and members of far-right groups like the Proud Boys.


The video was posted on the Instagram account @KnowYourRacists earlier this week, and it has received over 19,000 views. It was also shared to the r/WorldNewsVideo subreddit, where it received over 5,000 upvotes and was subsequently shared to other subreddits.

The @KnowYourRascists caption appears to have been written by the student who filmed the video; the caption alleges that the teacher began speaking on the subject of the Capitol riots, unprompted, in a class that has nothing to do with current events, Language Arts. "[S]he just RANDOMLY started talking about this in 1st period, it was language arts class and we were about to do work when she started talking about the Capitol raid," the caption reads.

As seen in the video, the teacher claims that the scene at the Capitol was peaceful until members of Antifa showed up. In actuality, there appears to be no credible evidence that anyone associated with Antifa—which is an umbrella term used to refer to far-left militant groups that demonstrate against white supremacism—was present for the storming of the Capitol building, or that they were posing as Trump supporters that day in Washington, D.C.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/viral-video-shows-teacher-claiming-antifa-not-trump-supporters-stormed-the-capitol/ar-BB1cL9yH

[aeromanKC]

1. You about to lose yo job!!

[greenjar_01]

10. Get this dance...

[Girard442]

2. Bizarre coincidence that all the insurrectionists they ID turn out to be MAGAts.

What are the odds?

[Merlot]

3. You need to change the heading of this thread

Thread headings are searchable and what you've written adds to disinformation especially when found on a democratic supporting site.

[JonLP24]

7. I couldn't copy the MSN headline so I added a Newsweek story

With their headline on top.

[pwb]

9. Their is a link to MSN

?

[Faux pas]

4. Kickin' with disgust!

[pwb]

5. Antifa dresses much better than that.

They learned projection from trump.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. She Was A Sub!

As a sub, I can say that makes it even worse. In the news article linked earlier today, she was ID'd as a substitute teacher. I think it was the Atlanta paper.
A teacher doing it is horrible. A sub doing it is MORE horrible.
She has no way of knowing whether that sort of commentary is consistent with the regular teacher's plan.
So, it's stupid and wrong, but it's highly inappropriate for a sub to decide what opinions should be advertised.
If politics come up in the classroom, no matter which way it leans, I shut it down and focus everyone on the topic at hand.
If the regular teacher encourages that discussion, it can wait until he/she is present.
I think subs should avoid that situation.
Add to that, she's lying, and I can see her sub license being suspended.

[stopdiggin]

12. feel slightly different

An absolutely horrible example of "teaching" (and I actually think this was more on the order of a diatribe rather that instruction -- note: NOT on the topic/subject of the class)

Where we differ here is -- I am actually a little bit relieved that this was a substitute, and not a member of the actual staff. (for the small amount of difference that makes!)

[ProfessorGAC]

13. No Argument

I'm just taking it personally because I'm not the "Hey, we've got a sub today. Free for all!" type of sub.
I'm also not a "it's a babysitting gig" type either.
But, I know my place.
I would have wholly disagreed with any teacher doing it, and would expect & encourage disciplinary action. Particularly true since it was repeating lies.
I guess it's not really worse a sub did it, but a sub should shut up about anything controversial. Shouldn't express any opinion.
Teachers often HAVE to express opinion. We hope they do this wisely.
But, subs don't have to unless it's a kid asking if I like Avengers Endgame or what I thought about Japan when I was there.
The least bit controversial? Zip it.

[stopdiggin]

14. yeah. and any "decent" teacher (sub or otherwise)

follows that simple strategy (99% of the time?) Only the foolish would wade into the swamp, unless it was necessary to the moment or lesson. (this person was beyond foolish -- and really doesn't belong in a classroom. which probably doesn't even deserve mention.)

[njhoneybadger]

8. Half of America is freaking delusional

[mobeau69]

11. BINGO

[tenderfoot]

15. A Charter school...

Shocking.