Now that they have caught the bomb suspect, the far right is trying to blame the left. They say the bomb threat is fake or blame the left. The suspect’s van and had pro-Trump and anti-liberal stickers all over. Sad!
I tweeted:
Waiting for right wing conspiracy theorists to say liberals put the right wing stickers on the alleged bomb maker’s van
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) October 26, 2018
Of course, it happened.
Remember, we're not talking about a marginal figure here, we're talking about someone who has been central to the conservative movement for decades. This is who they are. There are no voices of sanity, and there is no bottom. https://t.co/u3yOi8RlL9
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 26, 2018
Here’s some of the crazy stuff from right wing conspiracy theorists.
Good overview:
Putting it all in one place https://t.co/7MTSUCbFXn
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 26, 2018
Amy Tarkanian, former chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party and a surrogate for her husband Danny’s 2018 congressional race, shared messages on Wednesday suggesting that the “fake”… https://t.co/exQypEHR5w
— Baltimore Fiber (@BmoreFiber) October 26, 2018
Native American Journalists Association @najournalists (I am a board member) provides guidelines to media on how to report Florida man's claims of Native identity #MAGABomber #Indigenous https://t.co/tRQ3VoD7jC pic.twitter.com/IjSfL9ReXz
— Jacqueline Keeler (@jfkeeler) October 26, 2018
People are tagging George Soros in LOTS of conspiracy theory posts on Instagram pic.twitter.com/tGvDnXtd1X
— Blake Montgomery 💀 (@blakersdozen) October 25, 2018
This Gateway Pundit article saying the bombs could not have exploded bc CLOCKS has 4,800 engagements on Facebook and 4,600 on Twitter. We've heard from multiple authorities (NY Gov, FBI) that the bombs could have exploded. pic.twitter.com/wnwpuj7knX
— Blake Montgomery 💀 (@blakersdozen) October 26, 2018
Sayoc registered as a Republican in Miami-Dade County in 2016, according to voting records. Laura Loomer has a history of spreading conspiracy theories. pic.twitter.com/uIciZ0HjNe
— Blake Montgomery 💀 (@blakersdozen) October 26, 2018
https://t.co/RUbzQC4rZg pic.twitter.com/LOot8XWKKf
— Share the Facts (@sharethefact) October 26, 2018
So the right-wing line on the pipe bombs has consolidated:
1. It's fake news, it never happened
2. Furthermore, it was a false flag operation by liberals
3. Anyway, the targets deserve whatever happens to them
4. Donald Trump is the real victim 1/— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 26, 2018
Wow. The president of the United States clearly thinks the largest coordinated assassination attempt in American history is a hoax. https://t.co/3QsqYMkb9c
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) October 26, 2018
New York Times on the false flag theory
D’Souza was pardoned by Trump
It used to be that crazy conspiratorial tweets like this were relegated to the fringes of the conservative movement. Now, they are openly shared by the movement's most prominent personalities. https://t.co/gRVlS9plsG
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 25, 2018
Washington Post on why false narratives don’t go away
The bombs were real, FBI says after President Trump used quote marks around the word "bombs" as if to fan the baseless false-flag conspiracy theory https://t.co/9g6sGZddJu
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) October 26, 2018
Note to right wing talkers:
No it wasn’t a left-winger, bent on making the @GOP look bad. It was exactly what it appeared to be: a right-wing maniac, taking it upon himself to act on the president’s enemies list.— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) October 26, 2018
Do not memory-hole the overuse of this term. pic.twitter.com/GxVdvn33df
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) October 26, 2018
Mentally unhinged people are looking for a conspiracy theorist, a fascist, a bully who sanctions violence – and unfortunately Trump supplies back up https://t.co/5MfAs7QwVx
— Jayne Anne Phillips (@jayneanneonly) October 26, 2018
Trump supporter think it’s a liberal hoax
After ‘false flag’ narrative takes hold, some conservatives scramble to drown out far right
Sad! 