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EXPOSED: Minneapolis Couple's 'Tear-Gassed Baby' Story CRUMBLES as Protest Footage Surfaces

Gary FranchiJanuary 26, 2026371 views
EXPOSED: Minneapolis Couple's 'Tear-Gassed Baby' Story CRUMBLES as Protest Footage Surfaces
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Another liberal hoax is unraveling in Minneapolis as newly surfaced footage completely destroys a couple's viral claim that their innocent baby was tear-gassed by ICE agents while simply "heading home from an after-school activity."

The story, which spread like wildfire across social media last week and triggered the predictable outrage from Democrats and their media allies, painted ICE officers as monsters who would gas innocent children. But as usual with these manufactured controversies, the truth tells a very different story.

Video evidence from the scene reveals that Shawn and his partner weren't innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire – they were active participants in an anti-ICE protest specifically designed to obstruct federal immigration enforcement operations.

The Narrative Falls Apart

When this story first broke, the mainstream media couldn't wait to run with it. Here was their perfect story: Trump's "jackbooted thugs" attacking babies in the streets. The couple's tearful interviews painted them as victims of an out-of-control federal government.

But Patriots who've been paying attention know this playbook by now. How many times have we seen these "innocent victim" stories completely collapse when the actual facts emerge?

"This is exactly the kind of manufactured outrage the left uses to try to stop President Trump from securing our border and enforcing our immigration laws," said one immigration enforcement expert.

The footage shows what really happened: organized protesters deliberately positioned themselves – and apparently their children – in harm's way to create a political spectacle. They weren't accidentally caught up in anything. They chose to be there.

Playing Politics With Children

What's truly disgusting here isn't ICE doing its job to enforce immigration law – it's adults using their own baby as a political prop and then lying about it to the entire country.

This is the same crowd that screams about "protecting children" while deliberately putting them in dangerous situations to score political points against the Trump administration's America First agenda.

How many more of these hoax stories will we see as President Trump ramps up deportations of illegal aliens? The left is desperate to stop enforcement, and they'll apparently use any lie necessary – even exploiting their own children – to do it.

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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CommonSenseVoterVerifiedJan 27, 2026
Were there any legal consequences for filing false reports? This kind of stuff undermines real victims.
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JusticeMattersVerifiedJan 27, 2026
Doubt it. The prosecutors were too busy going after the cops to care about false accusers.
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TaxpayerFirstVerifiedJan 27, 2026
Thank you for real reporting!
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PatriotMom2024VerifiedJan 27, 2026
This is exactly why we can't trust the mainstream media anymore. They run with these emotional stories without doing basic fact-checking first.
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TruthSeeker88VerifiedJan 28, 2026
The media was more interested in the narrative than the truth. Shocking, I know.
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ConservativeDadVerifiedJan 28, 2026
Finally some actual journalism with video evidence. How many other 'victims' from 2020 had their stories fall apart when scrutinized?
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FactsMatter2023VerifiedJan 28, 2026
Great question. I bet there are dozens of similar cases that never got properly investigated.
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LawAndOrderGuyVerifiedJan 28, 2026
Unbelievable that people would exploit their own child for political points.
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MinneapolisResidentVerifiedJan 28, 2026
I was downtown during those riots and saw firsthand how dangerous it was. What responsible parent brings a baby to something like that?
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RedStateRealistVerifiedJan 28, 2026
I remember when this story first broke and thinking something didn't add up. The police have protocols about crowd control and wouldn't just randomly tear gas babies. Glad someone finally dug into this.