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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 124 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Disinformation coming from the Federal government mind you.

Remind me again who originally stated there were engraved bullets with trans and anti-fascist rhetoric again?

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

They are apparently talking about the engravings in the news conference. I am not watching but following the NYT feed.

There were engravings on unfired ammunition left with the gun that officials believe was used in the shooting, Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah says in a news conference. One of them read, “Hey fascist! Catch!” the governor said, adding that another read, “If you read this, you are gay LMAO,” an acronym for “laughing my ass off.”

One of the suspect’s unfired casings was adorned with the words “Bella ciao,” said Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah. That’s an apparent reference to an Italian song adopted by the anti-fascist resistance during World War II. It is still sung by the Italian left to commemorate the end of fascism.

So, lots of anti-fascist stuff, but no "trans" stuff unless "U R Gay" is now trans rhetoric.

The best disinformation has an element of truth in it, so that people can point to that and say "it's true" and ignore the parts that are false, but bolster the narrative.

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The list of messages on the suspect’s casings, as described by Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah, include apparent references to online culture and gaming. “Up arrow, right arrow, and three down arrow symbols,” as described by Cox, may be a reference a sequence of moves on a controller that release a bomb in the video game “Helldivers.” Another engraving, “Notices bulges OWO what’s this?” is a phrase used for trolling in online roleplay communities

[–] Dragomus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Ofcourse throwing U R Gay at a magat is one of the most hideous insults they can think of and from there they must declare you the most evil monster they can imagine...a transsexual.

Oddly enough its not a repeat offender pedophile or mass shooter what comes into their minds first.

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