Fascinating. You can lie and create a wild hoax and you're somehow still the victim. https://t.co/Fi14UzKp7D
— Ho-Ho-Holly McClane (@LilMissRightie) December 15, 2016
Earlier this week there were reports of a terrible story about a hijab-wearing Muslim girl attacked by Trump supporters on a New York City subway while onlookers stood by and did nothing. The story turned out to be a hoax, and the woman who alleged the attack admitted she made up the story, and was arrested.
A Newsweek article cites the election of Donald Trump as serving as the catalyst for a backlash against Muslims. The author teases the article with a quote from “Robina Niaz, founder of Turning Point for Women and Families, an organization for Muslim women and girls based in Flushing, New York”:
"What was going on that scared her so much that she had to make up a story like this?" https://t.co/VbCDUI7KRi
— Lucy Westcott (@lvzwestcott) December 15, 2016
Well, that’s one way to avoid blaming the person who made the false accusation.
Yeah, no. Newsweek getting way over its skis on this one. https://t.co/eys73vPKdt
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) December 15, 2016
And it goes on. Basically the Newsweek article says that, even though the woman’s report was bogus, it could have been true, especially since Trump was elected:
Newsweek frames Seweid's false assault story that Islamophobia & Trump are to blame for making her do it. pic.twitter.com/oGv114VpMk
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 15, 2016
And this is entire point. They're still narrative sitting as opposed to focusing on situation despite a complete meltdown of it.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 15, 2016
Amazing.
Her sister said she did it because she was scared of her strict father. But somehow THATS Trumps and “Islamaphobia?!” https://t.co/z04cp4V01o
— Heather (@hboulware) December 15, 2016
Trump made her file a false police report. https://t.co/Q7Nfz8XU48
— Alex Blazquez 🇺🇸 (@alex_forreal) December 15, 2016
@redsteeze They also imply there are numerous valid reports. That's not true
— Chris Miller (@c__miller) December 15, 2016
Angle for a future article?
I fear a backlash against Muslims after her lie about a backlash against Muslims. Will the next liars be too afraid to come forward? https://t.co/4PrqsNgIv7
— Lefty Bollocks (@LeftyBollocks) December 15, 2016
We’ll wait for it.
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