Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is just one Democrat who has signed onto fellow Squad member Rep. Ayanna Pressley's letter to "address these widespread modern-day lynchings and put a stop to this racial terror," noting that there have been 10 black people found dead by hanging in 2026 (the total is now 11, a case in Maryland, which has been ruled a suicide, as have nine of the other "lynchings"). The only outlier is a case in which not one, but two men have been arrested. Two black men. Headlines are guaranteed to point out that the victim was a black woman, but they keep the race of the suspects a mystery in their headlines. Even knowing that a suspect had been arrested, the Associated Press is trying to keep the lynching narrative alive with posts like this one:
The death of Tasia Fortune, a Black Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree on Aug. 3, has stirred distressing memories of the grim history of lynchings across the U.S. South. pic.twitter.com/sCmPZt6C8K
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 21, 2026
As we mentioned above, a second suspect has been arrested in the hanging of Tasia Fortune, and again, the media is making sure you know Fortune was a black woman.
Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect. https://t.co/aK96HkkNmL
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 23, 2026
There's a third suspect? Perhaps Fortune was lynched — by a trio of black men.
Both arrested suspects in this murder are black. Why does the AP list the race of the victim but not her killers in the title? https://t.co/wFACzcVLDj
— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) September 23, 2026
Both men arrested are black. Why did you not headline their photos? 🤨 pic.twitter.com/MSTof1yvYb
— The Sentinel (@sentinelpatrol) September 23, 2026
Why didn’t you share the photo of the BLACK MAN who was the suspect, AP? pic.twitter.com/ww7x7bsdLD
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) September 23, 2026
Spoiler alert: pic.twitter.com/Je4VoRhEEI
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 23, 2026
Another white MAGA super lyncher, I bet.
— 🫃🏼💉🇺🇦🇮🇷🇨🇺Hollaria Briden, Esq. (@HollyBriden) September 23, 2026
Your work never ends, huh? pic.twitter.com/WcZsEkpo8E
— Harrison Bergeron (@Kubik339) September 23, 2026
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Pressley and the Democrats are pushing this "lynching epidemic" really hard right now, and it would be great if the media could give them a boost.
Why didn't you say that the second suspect is another black man and the third suspect that they're looking for is yet again another black man?
— SheepDog Society LLC (@SDSLLC_USA) September 23, 2026
Why are you pushing a fake news narrative to make it seem as if she was hung by white people?
It’s weird for you guys to note that she’s a black woman, but not to note that the suspects are black men. What’s up with that?
— Random HVAC Guy 🇺🇸 (@RandomHvacGuy) September 23, 2026
Does AP have a style guide on when to identify black suspects in crimes? Yes, never.
— Burt Gummer (@thegummeister2) September 23, 2026
Seems like the race of the suspects is equally important as the race of the victim. Why is that not in the headline? 🤔
— Super Journalist (Retired) - JOURN-EL of Skrypton (@Magnum_CK) September 23, 2026
Race disclosure omission.
— Todd Taylor 🇺🇸 (@ketchphrase) September 23, 2026
Tabloid engagement farming or really that nefarious?
You note the race of the victim but not the suspects
— ThorVonBrandon (@ThorVonBrandon) September 23, 2026
Your bias is undeniable
@AP is another propaganda wing of the Democrat party. Did you think we're too stupid to know the race of the accused murderers??
— Deevoevo911 🇺🇸 (@deevoevo911) September 23, 2026
Hey @ap why is the race of the victim important but not the race of the Killers?
— doggo (@doggoze) September 23, 2026
It seems logical that if you mention race, you should list everyone’s race. That or mention no one’s race.
— Lee Wilson (@borgbait) September 23, 2026
"Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect." How tough was that?
Omitting the races of the suspects is now a better Indicator of they’re race than actually reporting it, just so you guys know. 🙄
— Big G (@Aaragoth) September 23, 2026
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