The rumor mill on steroids

[vraiblonde]

Media, Leftists Claim Police Shot Unarmed Pregnant Black Woman. Then Police Release Photo.

Far-Left activists and some media organizations claimed that Kansas City police shot an unarmed pregnant black woman five times late last week—a claim that appeared to be be refuted by body camera images released by law enforcement. Leonna M. Hale, 26, was charged with several counts, including...

www.dailywire.com

TLDR: Internet Leftists spread a social media rumor that police shot an unarmed pregnant woman. Turns out she was brandishing a gun at them and that's why they shot her.

This is what the internet has become - not a universal information source, but an enormous sewing bee/coffee klatch where no-life biddies sit around going, "Did you hear about so-and so? And not only that, but......" And that includes the "news" media, many of which have become nothing more than sensationalized rumor mongers. They don't care about reporting or truth, they just want those yummy yummy clicks.

Aholes.

 

[Sneakers]

If there was no chance of repercussions, I think it would be interesting to perform a social experiment... plant an absurd rumor just to see how it propagates. And now that I think about it, I'm sure it's already being done.

Kind of like what Sheldon Cooper and Amy did but on a social media scale.

 

[Kyle]

 

[Escalade14]

Media, Leftists Claim Police Shot Unarmed Pregnant Black Woman. Then Police Release Photo.

Far-Left activists and some media organizations claimed that Kansas City police shot an unarmed pregnant black woman five times late last week—a claim that appeared to be be refuted by body camera images released by law enforcement. Leonna M. Hale, 26, was charged with several counts, including...

www.dailywire.com

TLDR: Internet Leftists spread a social media rumor that police shot an unarmed pregnant woman. Turns out she was brandishing a gun at them and that's why they shot her.

This is what the internet has become - not a universal information source, but an enormous sewing bee/coffee klatch where no-life biddies sit around going, "Did you hear about so-and so? And not only that, but......" And that includes the "news" media, many of which have become nothing more than sensationalized rumor mongers. They don't care about reporting or truth, they just want those yummy yummy clicks.

Aholes.

If it wasn’t for apparent clickbait, they wouldn’t have anything to report on at all. They hear the slightest bit of information somewhere out there and spin it out of context.

 

[Homer J]

If there was no chance of repercussions, I think it would be interesting to perform a social experiment... plant an absurd rumor just to see how it propagates. And now that I think about it, I'm sure it's already being done.

Kind of like what Sheldon Cooper and Amy did but on a social media scale.

When I was in the Navy, we used to do that when we were at sea. Have a conversation while in the chow line and mention some absurd detail about the deployment. Then wait to see how long it took before it made it's way back around to you. The best one that comes to mind was that one of the propellers fell off. We were steaming around in circles while divers were down trying to recover it. It would usually come back around within 12-24 hours.

Another game we liked to play was to get two or three people to line up in front of an closed door. Pretty soon, other people would start lining up behind you. Usually guys from the Marine detachment. After we got a long enough line, one of us would look at his watch, say something about not having time to wait, and then we'd walk off. Meanwhile, a group of clueless sailors and Marines were still standing in line.

Good times.

 

[Hijinx]

I know suicide by cop , but was this abortion by cop?