In fact, the Reverend Elston McCowan, a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter, and others who attended the town hall meeting in hopes of a peaceful dialogue about our nation's healthcare crisis, endured the latest attempt by right-wing fringe groups to hijack the democratic process through violence if necessary. The Teabaggers' violent tactics broke and dislocated the shoulder of the Reverend.

Teabaggers have consistently confused Rev. Elston McCowan with Kenneth Gladney, a conservative activist from St. Louis who has said he was attacked by some of those arrested as he handed out yellow flags with "Don't tread on me" printed on them.

Reality Check: False Claims Debunked About Last Week's Town Hall in St. Louis

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