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The conspiratorial allegations stem from a single unnamed source via the Portland Mercury story; and his video showing Ngo, walking up on the opposing element, and kind of listening in on a conversation where the side discussed where they expected a fight.
This is supposed to prove he was not reporting on the other side. But it was well understood that both sides expected a fight. It's in their mission statements as they approach the event. Ngo went to film actual violence. Any good reporter would listen in to where the shit would go down and then position himself to film that.
But, even then - all this new narrative came out three months after the attack. During the attack, Ngo was just a guy hated by Antifa for filming them and writing about them. And during the attack on video, he wasn't with Patriot Prayer; nobody defended him; he was hit from all sides, and nobody actually helped him much after the attack.
Not debunked here is the information that he had a brain hemorrhage. Debunked is the information that quick dry cement was used. The source was the Portland Police Department. At the time Ngo spoke about that, the police were still looking for information about it. The next day it was generally not found to be the case.
Does Ngo have a bias. Probably - his parents met at a Communist prison camp, so he may notice a mob of Communists becoming violent, and decide that's in his interest to report on. I won't fault him for it.
At least, he should not get beaten up for it.
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