Benjamin Dichter, one of the Freedom Convoy’s main organizers, took the stand on Nov. 3 at the Public Order Emergency Commission, testifying that he distrusted most of the media covering the demonstrations because the outlets focused on controversial figures and misrepresented protesters.
Dichter said that the “legacy media” and resulting concerns over public perception prompted the convoy to put out public statements distancing the protest from any possible or potential future violence.
“The reason we needed to put these messages out… was because of the legacy media that was putting out a narrative that was completely false. About these phantom violent people I never saw,” said Dichter….