From the insides of Business Insider
As a huge fire took hold of Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday evening, alt-right figures were in no time spreading rumours and disinformation on social media linking the blaze to Muslims and hinting at a sinister cover up.
French officials on Monday night were quick to say that arson was unlikely to be the cause of the blaze as it engulfed the roof of the 12th century cathedral, but far-right activists and propagandists were already all over social media channels pushing conspiracies.
Conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec compared the blaze to 9/11, despite no link having made to terrorism by French officials, while alt-right activist Faith Goldy falsely claimed that three days previously "a Muslim jihadis [sic] in Paris was arrested for planning a terrorist attack at Notre-Dame Cathedral.
Funny, there was this little AC scurrying about here on SN yesterday, saying things like this.
...but well countered here, also by an AC:
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Police have begun questioning workers who were carrying out renovations at the cathedral. The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an inquiry into "involuntary destruction by fire", indicating they believe the cause of the blaze was accidental rather than criminal.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/notre-dame-fire-cause-everything-know-cathedral-paris/
The Paris prosecutor's office said it was treating the fire as an accident, ruling out arson and possible terror-related motives, at least for now.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday April 17 2019, @07:31PM (1 child)
Does it offend your tribalist worldview? How very small.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 17 2019, @09:26PM
Not in the slightest, but it does worry my world view knowing that more and more people are radicalizing towards the far right. Upon re-reading your post I had realized that my reply was a bit knee-jerk reactionary, but you have definitely been shifting over the years from "liberal who got disillusioned by DNC politics" to a mildly alt-right cheerleader.
I went independent a long time ago and voted 3rd party in 2016, but if it helps your sensibilities to assume such then how can I stop you? My commentary on your behavior is based on your posts over time. Honestly I think it is also pretty likely you're just a shell account to push a divisive agenda.