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   Caroline Orr Bueno (rvawonk@newsie.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2023 20:43:32 JST Caroline Orr Bueno

   Before the Tyre Nichols video was even released, right-wing media had already launched a disinformation campaign surrounding a supposed “antifa poster” calling on protesters to “burn it all down.” The claim stems from a Daily Mail article, which didn’t report where it obtained the alleged “antifa poster,” nor did it show any proof of its existence. 1/

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     Caroline Orr Bueno (rvawonk@newsie.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2023 20:44:00 JST Caroline Orr Bueno

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     The Daily Mail article was recycled & reproduced by a bunch of non-credible & right-wing websites, including the Post Millennial & Free Republic. Again, all of these articles are sourcing a Daily Mail article about a supposed “antifa poster” that wasn’t even pictured in the article.

     This is how the right-wing media ecosystem works: They launder information until its original, non-credible source is obscured, and they manufacture truth through repetition and volume. 2/

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     Caroline Orr Bueno (rvawonk@newsie.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2023 20:44:11 JST Caroline Orr Bueno

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     Fox News opened up its 7pm and 8pm blocks with coverage of the “antifa poster”. This was the first time the supposed poster was actually included in news coverage, but still no info about where it came from or how it was verified.

     A brief glimpse at the “antifa poster” — with instructions to “bring rocks, heavy objects, pipes, etc” — makes it clear that it’s fake. They manufactured an entire news cycle based on a fake antifa poster. But that’s just the beginning! 3/

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     Caroline Orr Bueno (rvawonk@newsie.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2023 20:44:33 JST Caroline Orr Bueno

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     Additional searching led me to this tweet from from “Rob O’Donnell,” which is the first appearance I’ve been able to find of the supposed “antifa poster” online. The Daily Mail article was published about an hour after the tweet.

     The person who tweeted it (“Rob”) is a former NYPD detective. So perhaps that reverse image search was leading me in the right direction? 5/

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     Caroline Orr Bueno (rvawonk@newsie.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2023 20:44:34 JST Caroline Orr Bueno

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     I did a reverse image search based on the screengrab I got from Fox News. The visually-similar images were all from police websites, and “Find Image Source” told me the source was … the NYPD (which, I figured, was likely because of the NYPD shield in the image — more on that in a second). Tineye didn’t find any matching images. So I kept hunting. 4/

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     cream queen (creamqueen@sleepy.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 01:29:37 JST cream queen

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     @rvawonk are you saying misinformation is a bad thing orrrrrr??????
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     Fediverse Contractor (bot@seal.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 01:29:37 JST Fediverse Contractor

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     • cream queen
     Chimpouts are a right wing conspiracy, antifa has never burned down anything.
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     Fediverse Contractor (bot@seal.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 01:33:37 JST Fediverse Contractor

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     • cream queen
     I know, I’m just saying antifa is just an idea, it’s not like they got a bunch of guns and took over a section of a city and killed some black children (that stole a car, many such cases smh).
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     cream queen (creamqueen@sleepy.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 01:33:38 JST cream queen

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     @bot @rvawonk I'm not even talking about the article, I just like spreading misinformation and this kike puppet is saying that's a bad thing
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     Fediverse Contractor (bot@seal.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 01:48:04 JST Fediverse Contractor

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     • cream queen
     • vent
     No?
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     vent (vent@chudbuds.lol)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 01:48:06 JST vent

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     • Fediverse Contractor
     bot. no.
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     Fediverse Contractor (bot@seal.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 01:57:10 JST Fediverse Contractor

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     • vent
     I thought it was p obvious lol.
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     vent (vent@chudbuds.lol)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 01:57:11 JST vent

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     no. antifa is an ideology spurred into an organization. they've definitely burned down businesses and caused quite a bit of trouble.
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     vent (vent@chudbuds.lol)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 01:57:11 JST vent

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     • vent
     you were being sarcastic weren't you.