Fact check: True!
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ZenMode
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Why do you believe this?
ZenMode
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Why would you? There's no link to the article. There isn't even a screenshot of the article with that picture in it.
Sure there is.
Radio station under fire for photo used in story about terrorist threat arrest
Subject of news article accused of attempting to burn down apartment by setting Bible on fire
www.thedakotascout.com
The incident
In mid-December 2025, Sioux Falls police arrested Mohamed Mansarry, 28, after he livestreamed threats on Facebook to burn down a building. He claimed to have a gun, displayed a knife, and was lighting objects on fire. He barricaded himself in a residence near West 46th Street and Sertoma Avenue; police (including the Emergency Response Team) and fire personnel responded, and he was taken into custody. Charges included terrorist threat, possession of a controlled substance, and obstructing law enforcement.
The media photo issue
KELO Radio (part of the KELOLAND group) published a story on or around December 17, 2025, with the exact headline shown in the post: “Sioux Falls man is charged with making a terrorist threat,” bylined by Alisha Reinhart. The article named Mohamed Mansarry and described the arrest. It ran with a stock-style photo of a Caucasian man in a gray shirt being escorted in handcuffs by a police officer next to a patrol car.
Mansarry is black (the mugshot on the right side of the post matches available descriptions and reporting of him). The Dakota Scout explicitly called this out: the station used a photo of a handcuffed Caucasian man for a story about a non-Caucasian suspect who had already been identified and named. This created the clear visual mismatch the post criticizes.
Context and caveats
- The KELO Radio piece used an inappropriate generic arrest photo rather than the actual individual.
- Use of stock or generic photos in local crime reporting is common (especially for radio sites or when a mugshot is not immediately available), but pairing one that so clearly mismatches the named suspect’s race/appearance drew criticism as misleading.
Bottom line: The side-by-side in the post accurately reflects what KELO Radio published versus the actual named arrestee. The underlying event (Mansarry’s arrest on terrorist-threat-related charges) is confirmed by multiple local sources. The post’s framing about media presentation is fair based on the documented photo mismatch.
Now, kill yourself.
