An Ohio congresswoman is facing major blowback online after suggesting that lynchings are on the rise in the United States, despite that claim being widely debunked last week."In the last year, there’s been an alarming increase in Black Americans found dead hanging from trees.We know what that has meant throughout our history," said Rep.
Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, on X."That’s why I’ve joined [Rep.
Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.] to demand a federal investigation into possible lynchings."Fox News Digital reviewed some high-profile cases after Pressley's letter to the DOJ demanding "thorough, transparent, and comprehensive federal investigation into every hanging death of a Black individual across the United States." Last week, Pressley and Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., posted about the letter on their X accounts, drawing blowback and widespread debunking of the suggestion that there has been an uptick in lynchings.Rep.
Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, takes her seat for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing with "Sanctuary State Governors" in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday, June 12, 2025.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)GOVERNOR BLAMES ACTIVISTS IN NOLAN WELLS CASE FOR ‘STOKING DIVISION,’ OFFICIAL SAYS FBI PROBING THREATSOcasio-Cortez called the incidents "racial terror" and likened them to "widespread modern-day lynchings."An investigation into the March death of a 21-year-old man found hanging from a tree in Cobb County, Georgia, concluded that the man was alone at the time, and no foul play is suspected.Police in Charlotte, North Carolina determined that a 16-year-old found hanging from a tree in May died by suicide.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Department in Florida came to the same conclusion in the similar death of a 27-year-old in June.At least three more similar cases were ruled suicides.If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TAL...