FBI eating ‘humble pie’ after post honouring MLK flagged by X with fact-checking community note

Sky News James Macpherson says the FBI is eating “humble” pie after their post on X honouring Martin Luther King was flagged by X with a fact-checking community note. The FBI’s post on X read, "This #MLKDay, the #FBI honours one of the most prominent leaders of the Civil Rights movement and reaffirms its commitment to Dr. King’s legacy of fairness and equal justice for all," The post was hit with a community note fact check from the social media platform, pointing out that the King family believes the FBI was responsible for King’s death. "The FBI engaged in surveillance of King, attempted to discredit him, and used manipulation tactics to influence him to stop organizing," the note read. "King’s family believe the FBI was responsible for his death."