Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and others stick with conspiracy theories
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Source: Washington Post
The sending of package bombs to prominent Democrats and other high-profile figures this week was accompanied by a disturbing phenomenon. Baseless conspiracy theories, once confined to the fringes in the wake of violent acts, leaped with shocking speed into the mainstream discussion of the attacks.
A surprisingly large number of figures from the conservative establishment — commentators, radio hosts, a Trump family member, and other pro-Trump figures — shared, liked, hinted at, raised questions about or otherwise endorsed an evidence-less theory that this was a “false-flag” attack — one that was staged to advance the political goals of the very people it seemed intended to hurt (in this case, Democrats).
But the FBI’s arrest of a suspect Friday pointed to the hollowness of these claims, raising questions about why they were voiced on such a fraught issue in the absence of evidence. The bombs were not “hoax devices,” FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said Friday. The suspect, 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc, “appears to be a partisan,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. And images circulating of the suspect’s van, which was plastered with pro-Trump and anti-Democrat imagery, and what was believed to be his social media feed, painted a portrait of a distinctly right-wing ideology.
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In the fever swamps of misinformation and hoaxes on the Internet, the evidence presented on Friday did little to quell the conspiracy mongering. But would the more-established conservative figures who had spread these conspiracy theories admit they made mistakes? Actually, most continued to dig in.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/27/ann-coulter-didnt-ditch-conspiracy-theories-after-bombers-arrest-most-false-flaggers-didnt/?utm_term=.e58ff2dd040d
Nice survey of the most recent comments by RW pundits who just doubling down on conspiracies that the mail bombs are part of a Democratic/Progressive conspiracy. Heck, I bet the bomber himself thinks that mail bombs are just a false flag operation perpetrated by the deep state.
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to "nuke the everloving bejabbers out of the truth." Disgusting.
Wow they got Sayoc's fingerprints on the bogus packages, and his DNA from his saliva too.
The amount of trouble they went to, pinning the blame on some poor innocent Trump-Humper.
They must have hacked his Facebook and Twitter accounts. The planning that went into this is amazing!
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