THIS FACT CHECK

We say: PolitiFact (USA Today, too) can argue that AOC’s handcuff-free, “noncustodial” police escort to a shady area under a tree, with cameras rolling, was technically an “arrest.” But the more revealing question is why she pretended to be cuffed by placing her hands behind her back — not whether her police escort was technically considered an “arrest.” Neither outlet had a good answer for that.