The media has literally gone insane. https://t.co/YZl9eDxBMi
— trav (@suprgtt) May 29, 2017
Another “fake news” story seems to have quickly evolved:
This website never never never never never never ceases to amaze me pic.twitter.com/kuOS6ooT0B
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) May 29, 2017
Last night, a flashing red light that appeared to be coming from a White House window caught the eye of some in the media:
Red lights flashing at the White House. What's going on? We're checking on it .@wsvn pic.twitter.com/8UncIP9uGB
— Robbin Simmons (@RobbinSimmons7) May 29, 2017
Strange red lights are illuminating inside the White House, reason unknown – https://t.co/Eifr4VT48x pic.twitter.com/8UpTHvco1y
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 29, 2017
‘Must be the Russians!’ Mysterious red lights flashing inside WH puzzle witnesses (VIDEO) https://t.co/qIMfSvq9fa pic.twitter.com/MKqRTqIH5L
— RT (@RT_com) May 29, 2017
LIVE: Strange red lights are illuminating inside the White House. We're working to find out what is going on. WATCH: https://t.co/QCdAkuHRN8 pic.twitter.com/HUIewCmMsT
— FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) May 29, 2017
The reports that red lights were flashing inside the White House spread quickly accompanied by both conspiratorial and snarky comment:
"You guys, there's something wrong with the orb." https://t.co/CyBdw51e2K
— Doug Farrar (@BR_DougFarrar) May 29, 2017
After touching the orb the seal was broken, the gates of hell have opened. https://t.co/DG6MYzlj0u
— Mujahed Kobbe (@Moj_kobe) May 29, 2017
There is flashing lights in the WH Residence. Not joking: New Experimental Light Therapy like this is used for Alzheimer's and Dementia. pic.twitter.com/EoPdDlbUjJ
— Pesach 'Pace' Lattin (@pacelattin) May 29, 2017
Why is this presidency marked by an unrelenting string of occult portents https://t.co/A6Ee3BZTIs
— Near deGrasse Tyson (@DrNeilTyson) May 29, 2017
Uh, is this real? If so, what the hell is it? What are they doing at the White House? Why can't anything about the administration be NORMAL? https://t.co/QKiMdJCKbN
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 29, 2017
Gives me the willies that the only major media outlet in the *world* to publish a story about those flashing red lights so far is… uh, RT.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 29, 2017
Some people thought there was a fairly simple explanation:
@kwelkernbc Reflection from ambulance in Lafayette Park???
— Chrys Ralph (@chrysralph) May 29, 2017
@FOX35Tom @WhiteHouse Oblique reflection of an ambulance seems to be the simplest and most likely answer.
— William Bryant (@wcbryant) May 29, 2017
@SethAbramson So all kidding aside, could it be a parked car or ambulance with lights flashing and that's the reflection from below
— Chris Riato (@so_irreverent) May 29, 2017
@RobbinSimmons7 @Nolisph @wsvn Looks like the reflection of an ambulance.
— SleepyEyesSquirrel (@sartorialskwirl) May 29, 2017
People, the syncopation of the lights make me think that this is an ambulance located near enough to WH to cause a reflection.(short thread) https://t.co/GUWw7wLO4X
— Maria (@mitchellscomet) May 29, 2017
And sure enough, that’s what it appears to be:
IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATE: Sean Spicer confirms red lights at WH last night were "the reflection of an ambulance that was in Lafayette park."
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) May 29, 2017
End of story? Not at all!
If this is the case, it should be 100% replicable. Someone in metro DC with an emergency vehicle get over there & test it out. https://t.co/lbkDNqOUwa
— Nemesis Resis☨ (@LaPajamas) May 29, 2017
so spicey says it's the reflection of an ambulance in Lafayette Park, which is 99.9% most def bullshit. That embarrassed about a fire? Prob. https://t.co/HwzLWMi6kW
— Nemesis Resis☨ (@LaPajamas) May 29, 2017
@LaPajamas That's BS. U would have seen the same red light reflecting off of the white walls of the White House. And U didn't. It was inside.
— Steve Douglas (@Duramadera) May 29, 2017
@PressSec "An ambulance in Lafayette Park"? Really? Ur gonna go with that? Most people know how light and its reflection work, got that?
— Steve Douglas (@Duramadera) May 29, 2017
@davitivan @Olivianuzzi @nycsouthpaw I don't believe it was a ambulance in Lafayette park.
— PebblesArtGallery (@ckinney) May 29, 2017
An ambulance in Lafayette Park reflecting lights on the second floor of the White House a good distance away?! Not possible. Spicer lies. https://t.co/RAhc8AqGpy
— Melody (@melodymuses) May 29, 2017
@Olivianuzzi wow-there are some flaws in this spin-but why lie about a light…. hmmm. something is amiss.
— amzieaa (@amzieaa) May 29, 2017
@Olivianuzzi Having just watched the video, I do not believe the lights to be a reflection.
— Nick ?? (@Stalsomething) May 29, 2017
@Stalsomething @Olivianuzzi I have pretty good memory of W and Obama admins. So you're telling us Sean that there hasn't been an ambulance in Lafayette Park in 16 yrs?
— #stlouisstrong (@BlueChipLogeBox) May 29, 2017
@Olivianuzzi @katherinemiller ambulances aren't two stories high sheeple, resist the narrative
— Slothy McSloth Sloth (@smcslothsloth) May 29, 2017
Amazing.
