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Mon May 11, 2020, 10:54 AM May 2020

Gov. Whitmer becomes target of dozens of threats on private Facebook groups ahead of armed rally..


Gov. Whitmer becomes target of dozens of threats on private Facebook groups ahead of armed rally in Lansing
Posted By Steve Neavling on Mon, May 11, 2020 at 9:38 am

Dozens of angry Michiganders, fueled by conspiracy theories and disinformation about the coronavirus, are promoting violence and mobilizing armed rallies against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Facebook, in violation of the social media company’s policies.

Metro Times gained access to four private Facebook groups that can only be seen by approved members. The pages, which have a combined 400,000 members, are filled with paranoid, sexist, and grammar-challenged rants, with members encouraging violence and flouting the governor’s social-distancing orders.

On Sunday, after being contacted by Metro Times, Facebook removed one of the groups, Michigan United for Liberty, and deleted posts on others for violating the company’s policy against inciting violence. Facebook announced last month that it will remove groups and events that encourage people to defy social-distancing measures. Facebook also is investigating the other groups...

https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2020/05/11/whitmer-becomes-target-of-dozens-of-threats-on-private-facebook-groups-ahead-of-armed-rally-in-lansing


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Gov. Whitmer becomes target of dozens of threats on private Facebook groups ahead of armed rally.. (Original Post) LessAspin May 2020 OP
lock them up. lock them all fucking up. mopinko May 2020 #1
Lock up facebook and twitter too... abqtommy May 2020 #2
no, those things mopinko May 2020 #3
That'd work but I like to factor in the possibility of jail time for me... abqtommy May 2020 #4
Detroit Metro Times piece in OP gets hat tip from NY Times LessAspin May 2020 #5
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