Are the Streets of Los Angeles Littered with Syringes? On June 1 2019, the Facebook page “All Eyes On Me: Los Angeles” shared the following image (archived here) of seemingly discarded hypodermic needles in the city: https://www.facebook.com/alleyesonmela/photos/a.446305672405119/837153746653641/?type=3&theater A very brief description did not provide much context for the image, simply stating that the photograph was captured in Los Angeles in 2019: Needles, Los Angeles, […]
Is This a Picture of Used Syringes Recovered in ‘Democrat Run’ San Francisco? On December 20, 2018, the Facebook page Try Decaf shared a photograph, purportedly showing used needles “found on the streets of Democrat run San Francisco”: As of January 4, 2019, the image had been shared thousands of times. Angry users commented on the photograph: paid for by these cities! give them free drugs and needles! […]