On Friday, a 40-year-old man shot and killed two people and wounded five others at a Tallahassee yoga studio before turning his handgun on himself.
Scott Beierle, gunman in Tallahassee yoga studio shooting, had history of arrests for grabbing women https://t.co/owRbkQcnyG
— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) November 3, 2018
Scott Paul Beierle was a self-described misogynist and obviously a horrible person. But was he “right-wing”? The Tallahassee Democrat made no mention of it, but Buzzfeed News says he was.
Scoop with @ambiej and @juliareinstein: the shooter who killed two women in a Tallahassee yoga studio was a far-right extremist & self-proclaimed misogynist who railed against women, black people, & immigrants in a series of online videos & songs. https://t.co/ZqadFKL87Q
— David Mack (@davidmackau) November 3, 2018
But if you Google the shooting and “far-right,” all you find is Buzzfeed’s story and people reposting Buzzfeed’s story. No one else seems to know what the guy’s political affiliation was — not even Buzzfeed:
.@BuzzFeedNews calls the shooter "far-right" in this tweet but admits in the actual story:
"Beierle’s political affiliations were not immediately clear, but he was highly critical of the Obama administration in his 2014 videos."
This is why the media has a credibility problem. https://t.co/ZbAEz92JDR
— Erin Gaetz (@ErinGaetz) November 3, 2018
All the verifiable aspects of this story — he was a misogynist, an incel, critical of Obama, problems with minorities — could just as easily be applied to maaaaany Bernie bros.
But @buzzfeednews went ahead and called him "far-right." Why is that? ?
— Erin Gaetz (@ErinGaetz) November 3, 2018
Maybe I'm missing something, @davidmackau, but can you explain how you came to the conclusion that he was "far-right" and not a Bernie bro? Or NPA?
You say in your own article, "Beierle’s political affiliations were not immediately clear."
Did you just make an assumption? https://t.co/gsx5dEEyt9
— Erin Gaetz (@ErinGaetz) November 3, 2018
Apologies for staying on this on a lovely Saturday, but this is blatantly misleading reporting from @BuzzFeedNews.
They describe the Tallahassee shooter as "far-right," implying he was a Republican or conservative. He was actually registered "no party affiliation." ? pic.twitter.com/PV78fgO45V
— Erin Gaetz (@ErinGaetz) November 3, 2018
Usually, all of the major news outlets scour the shooter’s social media accounts to ensure he’s right-wing, meaning they can widely report the story. It’s funny that more haven’t.
Criticizing Obamacare doesn’t make him far-right … dude was a disgusting POS but stop trying to paint him as a certain political affiliation to score cheap points. https://t.co/gSBFDC82In
— The Foo (@PolitiBunny) November 3, 2018
I also wasn’t aware that the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter was “far right.” That POS hated Trump for supporting Israel, whose enemies get support from- guess who?- the unholy alliance of Jew-hating, Hitler-admiring Islamic jihadis with the left. But Buzzfeed is trash anyway. 😉
— Andy Potter (@eapotterjr) November 3, 2018
But that’s the narrative right now; obviously, the shooter was “far right,” just like the synagogue shooter.
Maybe the facts will catch up with Buzzfeed’s headline, but we’ll wait and see.
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Not even TRYING to hide it –> CNN straight-up editorializing in its ‘breaking news’ chyrons now https://t.co/OQ96Kbo6PZ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 25, 2018
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