Which groups are committing the violence in the George Floyd protests? Officials don’t know

This appeared in The Millennial Source

The United States is about to enter the third week of protests over the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, by Minneapolis police officers. The protests, which started on May 26 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have now spread to cities across the US and have largely dominated news coverage since they began.

There are many elements to the protests, from the involvement of a left-wing group known as Antifa to possible violence committed by white supremacists, but trying to determine the degree to which outside agitators are involved in the events currently taking place throughout the country is no easy task.

“The truth is, nobody really knows,” said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. “There’s been a lot of videotape taken by demonstrators of people who are very suspicious … there have been photographs of cars with no license plates. Very suspicious behavior.”

One of the groups alleged to be playing a part in the protests is the Boogaloo Boys (or “Bois”) — a self-identified libertarian movement critical of government and government overreach. Their posts, circulated on social media, have been alleged to encourage violence against the…