By Dustin Rowles | Social Media | July 5, 2017 |
By Dustin Rowles | Social Media | July 5, 2017 |
D.G. Davies notwithstanding, Trump supporters — with the assistance of Julian Assange and Twitter bots — are reprehensibly good at distorting the facts to suit their agenda. Somehow, the alt-Nazis have managed to make hay of the President of the fucking United States tweeting a meme showing him beating up CNN:
#FraudNewsCNN #FNN pic.twitter.com/WYUnHjjUjg
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2017
I’m sure all of you have seen that. And I’m sure that all of you know by now that the originator of that image was a dude on Reddit, HanAssholeSolo, with a history of racist, anti-semitic posts. CNN managed to figure out that guy’s identity — though it did not release his name — and that guy has since deleted all of his Reddit posts and apologized.
“I would like to apologise to the members of the Reddit community for getting this site and this sub embroiled in a controversy that should never have happened,” Reddit user “HanAssholeSolo” wrote. “I am in no way this kind of person. I love and accept people of all walks of life and have done so my entire life.
Redditor HanAssholeSolo, the guy who posted the Trump/CNN clip the president tweeted, has apologized to @CNN, the media, and others pic.twitter.com/GlePoiSlFj
— Brandon Wall (@Walldo) July 4, 2017
It sounds like the kind of apology one might write when they are scared that their family members or co-workers might discover who they really are on the Internet. You don’t write “FUCK ISLAM,” as a “prank” or “in jest.”
But whatevs.
The point is, CNN figured out who this guy is — it wasn’t that hard, apparently — and while it didn’t release his name, alt-Nazi Twitter has pounced on one particular line in CNN’s article re: the identity of HanAssholeSolo:
CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change.
That one line inspired a hashtag that has been trending all morning: #CNNBlackmail
If only @CNN spent as much time tracking down info on IRS targeting, Fast & Furious, Iran deal etc as they did a meme writer! #CNNBlackmail
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 5, 2017
After #CNNBlackmail it's time to have CNN's White House press credentials revoked. New hashtag —> #BanCNN.
— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) July 5, 2017
apologize and show remorse or your life will be destroyed? This is what CNN considers non-partisan, objective "news" #BanCNN #CNNBlackMail
— RockPrincess (@Rockprincess818) July 5, 2017
A multi-billion dollar TV network blackmailing a private citizen into not making funny videos about it is not journalism, CNN. #CNNBlackmail
— GOP news (@GOPNewsRoom) July 5, 2017
A look inside the Executive Offices at @CNN today after the reality of the #CNNBlackmail really hits them pic.twitter.com/Q6bRTJxJcm
— KelleyPede (@UghNotAgain) July 5, 2017
How brave of CNN, a multi-billion dollar corporation, to go after a private citizen. https://t.co/XVWLHx8mQl
— Mike Cernovich 🇺🇸 (@Cernovich) July 5, 2017
You get the picture. There’s a lot of this, and a lot of people accusing CNN of doxxing a 15-year-old.
So I guess they weren't effective threatening the admin so they go after & bully a 15 y/o? Seems in line w their "standards" #CNNBlackmail https://t.co/u8YmNnLonj
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 5, 2017
OK, well one: CNN never blackmailed anyone.
CNN specifically choose not to reveal this guy's identity and to say we threatened anyone is a total lie.https://t.co/f02hLaVRqu
— andrew kaczynski 🤔 (@KFILE) July 5, 2017
This line is being misinterpreted. It was intended only to mean we made no agreement w/the man about his identity. https://t.co/9FL6EvTikx
— andrew kaczynski 🤔 (@KFILE) July 5, 2017
Two, the guy is a middle-aged man not a 15-year-old.
Need to point out again HanAssholeSolo is a middle aged man. People claiming he's 15 are wrong. Some are intentionally spreading this.
— andrew kaczynski 🤔 (@KFILE) July 5, 2017
And three, even HanAssholeSolo agrees with CNN that he wasn’t blackmailed:
FYI "HanAssholeSolo" just called me."I am in total agreement with your statement. I was not threatened in anyway." https://t.co/7se1B8Z29D
— andrew kaczynski 🤔 (@KFILE) July 5, 2017
"I hope it does serve others as an inspiration to stop," he added.
— andrew kaczynski 🤔 (@KFILE) July 5, 2017
So, there you go, folks, and always remember: The people shouting #fakenews the loudest are invariably the ones manufacturing the #fakenews. And I’m sure Trump supporters will quickly apologize for their … oh fuck it.
Hey, Junior - the guy said himself that he wasn't blackmailed. https://t.co/9HADXLQvD0
— Sarah Burris (@SarahBurris) July 5, 2017
At Gunpoint 👌
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 5, 2017
Give me a break #CNNBlackmail https://t.co/Y0bfwtBm3z