One of the uglier aspects of the entire Covington Catholic HS — Nathan Phillips story from over the weekend is that the mob doxxed a student by the name of Michael Hodge who wasn’t even in D.C. at the time:
So it looks like the mob is targeting the wrong HS student.
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) January 19, 2019
Here’s a photo that was flying around on Saturday showing Michael, who wants to be a chef, interning at a local restaurant:
Sure looks like him #MichaelHodge #covingtoncatholichighschool home of #whitesupremacists the children of #racists pic.twitter.com/zwwh9zR6eR
— Rob Bruce (@popculturizm) January 19, 2019
Andrew Hodge, Michael’s brother, took to Twitter on Sunday night to detail all of the fallout from the false accusation. For starters, this all happened as the family was preparing for a wedding:
1) Yesterday was supposed to be a day of celebration for my middle brother Alex, who got married last night. Instead my family had to deal with the fallout of my youngest brother #MichaelHodge being falsely accused for standing & smiling in front of an indigenous man with a drum
— Andrew Hodge (@PikePlaceTechie) January 20, 2019
The family is receiving threats and their business is getting trashed online:
2) People then proceeded to spam my family with harassments and threats of physical violence. We then find out our parents address was posted online. If that wasn't enough, our family operated business has been slandered and attacked.
— Andrew Hodge (@PikePlaceTechie) January 20, 2019
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And there will be “zero consequences” for everyone who did this:
3) No one reviews evidence or does any due diligence, they immediately escalate things to a state of frenzy over much of nothing. The zealots scream for the head of #MichaelHodge knowing that their will be zero consequences to them if anything happens to him
— Andrew Hodge (@PikePlaceTechie) January 20, 2019
This is just awful to have to deal with:
4) My parents, uncles, & aunts, receive messages stating they are pieces of shit parents and won't be able to protect #MichaelHodge forever… seriously what kind of behavior is this?
— Andrew Hodge (@PikePlaceTechie) January 20, 2019
Michael was reportedly volunteering with Special Olympics last week:
5) #MichaelHodge is the best kid I know. He volunteers for Special Olympics (took them skiing this Thursday) is involved in the church youth group, doesn't drink/smoke (volunteer member of the Drugs Free Club of America) and is an aspiring chef
— Andrew Hodge (@PikePlaceTechie) January 20, 2019
And the online mob is now trying to ruin his life:
6) People then started circulating articles of him regarding his dreams and goals of being a chef, finds the college he plans on attending and proceed to blow them up encouraging them to rescind offer and calling him a racist POS…
— Andrew Hodge (@PikePlaceTechie) January 20, 2019
Be better people:
7) You reach out saying how "terrible" of a family we are, defame us, threaten us, and you know nothing about us. Yet you circulate the information and spam us like it is the only "truth" that has ever existed in your lives
— Andrew Hodge (@PikePlaceTechie) January 20, 2019
8) You condemned my parents for being horrible role models, yet you jumped to conclusions and were ready to string up an innocent dude? Is that what you are teaching your children/family? I sure hope not….
— Andrew Hodge (@PikePlaceTechie) January 20, 2019
9)It saddens me people have nothing better to do on Saturday then scour the internet for drama & then dig up info on a family & rile up an army to attack them.Hold yourselves to a higher standard, set a better example for your sphere of influence, we will all be better off for it
— Andrew Hodge (@PikePlaceTechie) January 20, 2019
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Dan 'fake, but accurate' Rather weighs in on the Covington Catholic HS video https://t.co/hJen0bXmHG
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 20, 2019
Reza Aslan, who cried at the Gillette commercial, thinks Covington Catholic HS student has a 'punchable face' https://t.co/Z23tn1G5nw
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 21, 2019
Sit down and shut up: There's a new order in the Democratic Party, and AOC doesn't want any advice from other leftists https://t.co/v40tFoXg9a pic.twitter.com/aqQCFNAv5C
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 21, 2019
Rep. Thomas Massie speaks up for the Covington Catholic HS students: 'It is my honor to represent them' https://t.co/KaS1rCawdR
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 21, 2019
Is this America? Using misinformation, a House Democrat (committee chairman!!) actually suggested a ban on teenagers wearing MAGA hats https://t.co/bDKfZcSJBc pic.twitter.com/LCgRfBxbSI
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 21, 2019