Did the FBI raid an "antifa" storage unit in Washington and find "aggressive algae" there? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page known for posting satirical content. The post on X removed the "Nothing on this page is real" disclaimer from the image used. Lead Stories found no credible news reports about the FBI raiding a storage unit in Washington and finding aggressive algae.
The claim appeared in a June 22, 2026, post on X account @mcfeenew (archived here). It opened:
🚨FBI JUST RAIDED AN ANTIFA STORAGE UNIT IN DC AND UNCOVERED A FULL FUCKING CHEMICAL WEAPONS LAB -- SIX DIFFERENT KINDS OF AGGRESSIVE ALGAE, FIVE PAINT-STRIPPING PEPTIDES, AND AN ULTRASONIC GROW LAB READY TO POISON THE CITY'S 46 OTHER POOLS AND FOUNTAINS!
This is what the image in the post looked like on X at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @mcafeenew on X.)
The post claimed:
This wasn't some random vandalism.
The FBI raided a storage unit directly tied to Antifa and hit the jackpot: multiple strains of weaponized algae, specialized peptides designed to eat away paint and coatings, and a professional ultrasonic grow lab to mass-produce this toxic shit.
They weren't done after the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
According to the evidence, these domestic terrorists had already mapped out attacks on 46 more pools and fountains across Washington D.C.
They were planning to turn the entire National Mall and surrounding areas into a toxic green nightmare.
This was never a 'protest.' This was a coordinated chemical attack on America's most sacred monuments, and they had the lab equipment, the recipes, and the manpower to keep going.
Kash Patel and the FBI just took a massive chunk out of their operation.
These Antifa terrorists are done playing games.
Share this everywhere and let every American see exactly how far these radical left scum were willing to go!
The fake story originated on the America Loves Liberty Facebook page, which is part of the America's Last Line of Defense (ALLOD) satire network, run by Christopher Blair, a self-described liberal who has a documented history of publishing satirical or fabricated content. The page's description states: "Nothing on this page is real":
(Image source: post by @AmericaLovesLiberty on Facebook.)
The story was originally posted and deleted on the America Loves Liberty Facebook page but was reposted on June 23, 2026, as this screenshot shows:
(Image source: post by @AmericaLovesLiberty on Facebook.)
The image used in the X post used the top image with bags of green liquid and the caption from the bottom of the post but removed the "Nothing on this page is real," disclaimer on the bottom left corner of the middle image, in the red circle added by Lead Stories:
(Image source: post by @AmericaLovesLiberty on Facebook.)
The middle image in the X post shows a large container of green liquid in front of lights. This appears to have been taken from an article published on Reefbum (archived here) titled, "How To Grow Live Phyto -- Step by Step Guide," as this screenshot shows:
(Image source: Reefbum)
Had the FBI raided an antifa storage unit and found aggressive algae amid the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool controversy (archived here), it would have been major news. Lead Stories searched Google News (archived here) and Yahoo News (archived here) and found no credible reports of such an operation.
