reallyfoxnews: Fox News has been tearing up the airwaves all week with reports and interviews surround what they are characterizing as an unprovoked assault on one of their contributors by a bunch of “leftist union thugs”. However, a simple review of their own raw video footage clearly shows Crowder knocking a union member to the ground, who in turn punched back at Crowder.

SFB: It’s hard to tell 100 percent for sure, but one thing’s for certain, which we noted at the time: The original clip cut out a few key seconds. Here’s the raw clip (fight starts around 1:30).

EDIT: HuffPo talked to others at the scene. Here’s what they said:

Ken Spitzley, a state agriculture department employee, told HuffPost that he walked to the protest at the state Capitol during a break from work and that he witnessed Crowder getting in protesters’ faces.

“He was just after everybody,” said the 56-year-old Spitzley, a procurement technician whose workplace is represented by the United Auto Workers. “There was no question he was there just to start a fight, to start some kind of trouble.”

Crowder denies goading the protesters.