Protestors have recently claimed that Dakota Access Pipeline officials and the Morton County Sheriff office have colluded to burn nearly 400 acres near the project’s construction corridor and the Sacred Stone Camp. Democracy Now suggested in a piece this week that “protectors believe the fire was intentionally lit by people working for Dakota Access.” However,…
Toward the end of last week’s turbulent standoff between Morton County Sheriffs and Dakota Access protestors, 37-year-old Red Fawn Fallis pulled out a .38-caliber pistol and fired three times, narrowly missing a sheriff’s deputy. Officers did not return fire but quickly apprehended Fallis. According to Morton County Captain Bryan Niewind’s account, “It is unbelievable that…
Many people have been checking in on Facebook at the Sacred Stone Camp as many protestors are claiming that, “The Morton County Sherriff’s Department has been using Facebook check-ins to find out who is at Randing Stock in order to target them in attempts to disrupt the prayer camps. So, Water Protectors are calling on…
Anti-energy activist Bill McKibben penned an op-ed in the New York Times this weekend entitled, “Why Dakota is the New Keystone” that put forth widely debunked myths and inaccuracies about the Dakota Access pipeline. Below are some of the false claims McKibben makes in his piece: The protest is not peaceful: “The Native Americans who…
According to a CNN report and Say Anything coverage, Cannon Ball district chairman Robert Fool Bear Sr. has had enough of the ongoing Dakota Access protest and blames Chairman David Archambault for its escalation. “If he had any balls, he’d tell [the protesters] to go home,” Fool Bear says. From trespassing on his land to…
Dakota Access protestors have been highly critical of the pipeline’s proximity to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation – despite the reality that the project does not cross Reservation land at all. According to the Environmental Assessment (EA) conducted by the US Army Corps of Engineers, the “Lake Oahe crossing will be installed via HDD beneath…
The following is a statement from the MAIN Coalition regarding latest developments in North Dakota yesterday: “The people of North Dakota and the skilled laborers along the Dakota Access pipeline have the right to live and work in a safe and harassment-free environment and the members of the MAIN Coalition thank local law enforcement officers…
As Standing Rock Fact Checker has noted before, the general lawlessness and unrest in North Dakota is primarily due to the large number of out of state protestors flocking to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Since the protest began nearly 50 days ago, 246 individuals have been arrested as part of the protests – the vast…
It has been reported that the security officers who were on duty to secure and protect the Dakota Access Pipeline on September 3 were not properly licensed to provide security in North Dakota. The North Dakota Private Investigation and Security Board, which regulates the private security industry, began the investigation after reports of encounters between…
As the emotional Dakota Access protesters express their opposition on social media, inaccuracies, myths, falsities, and outright lies have spread. Recently over social media, opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline have targeted Energy Transfer Partners CEO Kelcy Warren. In addition to threatening Warren and even posting his address online, users have been circulating a quote…