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George Floyd

George Floyd was a Black man murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in May 2020, a killing that set off nationwide protests.

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182 linked stories in all years we hold

Via Wikimedia Commons (Security still image of George Floyd inside Cup Foods)

The earliest story we hold is from Oct 3, 2021.

Stories involving George Floyd1 named story in 2024

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Week of Dec 16, 2024 - Dec 22, 2024: 2 left, 2 center, 6 right, 4% of the sources that published that week · 10 articles

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

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74 left · 76 center · 59 right: 209 sources on the spectrum, across 182 linked stories.

Everything else19 updates in 2024 not part of any story, newest first

Updates about George Floyd that are not part of any story yet

  1. Dec 17Derek Chauvin allowed to examine George Floyd’s heart tissue in challenge to federal conviction10 articles · 10 sources
    2 left, 2 center, 6 right
  2. Oct 16– 17Minnesota school bans substitute teacher who reenacted George Floyd’s murder on student: ‘Behavior is reprehensible’9 articles · 9 sources
    6 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Sep 7Sharp divisions persist over Walz's response to the riots that followed the murder of George Floyd7 articles · 7 sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  4. Aug 20– 21Thomas Lane, former cop convicted in George Floyd's death, released from prison36 articles · 22 sources
    3 left, 10 center, 9 right
  5. Aug 20– 21Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing transferred to Texas prison months after stabbing31 articles · 19 sources
    6 left, 8 center, 4 right
  6. Aug 7– 8Trump in 2020 praised Tim Walz’s handling of George Floyd protests26 articles · 20 sources
    5 left, 11 center, 2 right
  7. Jul 1– 2City of Atlanta approves $2 million settlement for students tased by police during George Floyd protest9 articles · 9 sources
    3 left, 5 center, 1 right
  8. May 21– 22Lawsuit says ex-Officer Chauvin kneeled on woman’s neck, just as he did when he killed George Floyd12 articles · 12 sources
    3 left, 3 center, 6 right
  9. Apr 26Minneapolis approves $150K settlement for witness to George Floyd's murder7 articles · 7 sources
    3 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name George Floyd

  1. Aug 7D’Vontaye Mitchell death: Four Milwaukee hotel workers are charged with felony murder41 articles · 24 sources
    4 left, 16 center, 3 right
  2. Jul 23– 25Kamala Harris is using Beyoncé's 'Freedom' as her campaign song: What to know about the anthem30 articles · 20 sources
    5 left, 8 center, 1 right
  3. Jun 11– 12NAACP sues Virginia school board over decision to restore Confederate names to schools23 articles · 19 sources
    4 left, 11 center, 4 right
  4. May 16– 17Texas Governor Pardons Ex-Army Sergeant Convicted of Killing Black Lives Matter Protester65 articles · 49 sources
    15 left, 19 center, 11 right
  5. May 9– 11Virginia board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools50 articles · 32 sources
    12 left, 10 center, 7 right
  6. May 3– 10Police arrest dozens as they break up pro-Palestinian protests at several US universities35 articles · 24 sources
    9 left, 8 center, 4 right
  7. Apr 28– 29Police officer hiring in US increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows36 articles · 25 sources
    7 left, 12 center, 6 right
  8. Apr 193 California police officers charged in the death of a man they restrained while in custody, prosecutor says15 articles · 11 sources
    3 left, 6 center, 1 right
  9. Mar 28Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn't meant to kill?23 articles · 15 sources
    5 left, 9 center, 1 right
  10. Jan 25– 26Seattle to pay $10 million to protesters who said police used excessive force during 2020 protests13 articles · 13 sources
    2 left, 4 center, 6 right