Grounded in Fact helps to dispel the deceitful actions which took place at DAPL protests and lies from anti-pipeline activists that led to a lawsuit.

The five claims that make up the foundation of last year’s Dakota Access pipeline protests are falsehoods. Not “that’s just their opinion” falsehoods; these claims are patently and demonstrably untrue. Yet they continue to thrive in the fertilizer-rich environment of the Internet.

The five fictitious pillars of the #NoDAPL movement are:

• The Dakota Access pipeline runs through tribal lands.
• The pipeline was constructed without any consultation with the Native American tribes in the region.
• Construction of the pipeline desecrated sites that were sacred or culturally important to Native Americans.

Read more:

http://naturalgasnow.org/the-deceitful-foundation-of-the-dapl-protests/