Did biker gangs come to Colorado to chase out a Venezuelan gang? That’s what people on X have been claiming since August 29, after a surveillance video surfaced showing armed men entering an apartment. However, neither the Hells Angels nor the Mongols biker clubs have come to Aurora. These videos are misleading: most were filmed years ago, the others have no connection to the city of Aurora.
The verification in brief:
– According to pro-Trump accounts on X and TikTok, the Hell’s Angels and Mongols biker gangs reportedly headed to Aurora, a suburb of Denver, to defend the city and its residents from Venezuelan migrant gangs.
– In reality, these biker clubs did not come to the city. The Hell’s Angels themselves denied this rumor in a press release.
– The videos posted by these accounts are from years ago and have no connection to the presence of a Venezuelan gang in Aurora.
The verification in detail:
Since August 29, on X and Tiktok, Internet users have been claiming, with videos to support their claim, that Hell’s Angels and Mongols, two famous American motorcycle clubs, are heading to the city of Aurora in Colorado to hunt down a gang of Venezuelan migrants.
The footage began to emerge after surveillance video was shared online on August 28, 2024, showing heavily armed Venezuelan gang members taking over an apartment in Aurora.
These videos also appear to be taken out of context.
A compilation of different decontextualized videos
- Les Observateurs – France 24
