In recent weeks, as demonstrations against racism spread across the country, residents in at least 41 U.S. cities and towns became alarmed by rumors that the loose collective of anti-fascist activists known as antifa was headed to their area, according to an analysis by The New York Times. In many cases
In each case, it was for a threat that never appeared.
On the last weekend in May, police in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, decided to investigate whether busloads of antifa protesters were headed to town. It shows what can happen from a single tweet. These included shares by the Facebook pages of three local news outlets with a combined reach of 36,238 followers, and two posts in Spanish-speaking local Facebook groups, which reached 2,611 followers.
“We received information that led us to believe there was a cause for concern. As such, we wanted to encourage local business owners to take responsible, precautionary steps for their businesses,” said Jeff Griffin, the group’s president. “We removed the post when we realized it was contributing to a different message that we did not intend.”A false rumor about antifa protesters in Yucaipa, California, a city about 70 miles from Los Angeles, started with one viral YouTube video about the city.
A day later, the conspiracy website Infowars posted an article about the false narrative, which spread it further among followers of conspiracy groups and several Facebook groups dedicated to praising Trump.The Yucaipa Police Department confirmed on Twitter that it had responded to reports of fights in public June 1 but did not mention the involvement of antifa.
“We removed it because it advocates the use of deadly weapons against a clearly defined group of people, which violates our policies against inciting violence,” said Andrea Vallone, a Facebook spokesperson.
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