Origin
On April 19, 2021, a meme on the Occupy Democrats Facebook page appeared about Fox News opinion personality Tucker Carlson. Carlson purportedly claimed that the media was “lynching” Derek Chauvin while he was on trial for the murder of George Floyd. On the next day, Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter charges.
The meme in question read: “BREAKING NEWS: Tucker Carlson just said on Fox ‘News’ that the media and liberals are ‘LYNCHING’ Derek Chauvin. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THIS SHAMELESS MORON?”
It’s true that in remarks critical of the news media’s coverage of the closing arguments of the trial, Carlson equated their treatment of the Chauvin case with a “lynching.”