Rep Rashida Tlaib Amplified Four Viral Hate Hoaxes in 2019

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Oct. 02, 2019

Democratic Rep Rashida Tlaib amplified four separate hate hoaxes in 2019 but failed to issue statements correcting a single one, the Washington Free Beacon reports.

From the Free Beacon:

The most recent example: the case of Amari Allen, a black 12-year-old girl in Virginia who claimed three white boys in her class pinned her down and cut off her dreadlocks. Allen has since recanted the story, but Tlaib has not issued a correction or deleted her tweet praising Allen as "courageous & strong" and having a "power that threatens their core."

1. Dreadlocks cutting hoax:

You are beautiful, Amari Allen. You are courageous & strong. You are loved.

You see, Amari, you may not feel it now, but you have a power that threatens their core. I can't wait to watch you use it and thrive.

Stay strong. https://t.co/57rtAYby3h
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) September 28, 2019

"The activist Tlaib retweeted apologized for spreading the story after Allen recanted her charge, but Tlaib didn't share the apology or offer her own contrition," The Free Beacon noted.

It's been reported that Amari Allen, a black student who attends Immanuel Christian School, has admitted her allegations made against 3 white classmates weren't true. I'm extending my apology to the accused white children, parents, school & public for fueling false accusations. https://t.co/INZzFZ4qvN pic.twitter.com/uVU0spaLCM
— Big Boss (@escapedmatrix) September 30, 2019

2. Covington Catholic:

This is so hard to watch. It reminds us of the growing hate & oppression we are all up against. #TakeOnHate https://t.co/wqZKbhmvEb
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) January 19, 2019

3. Jussie Smollett:

"When one of the most famous black and gay men in America is not safe, the message is clearer than it has ever been." The dangerous lies spewing from the right wing is killing & hurting our people.

Thinking of you @JussieSmollett, and my LGBTQ neighbors.
https://t.co/edtIFWYAX1
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) January 30, 2019

4. Georgia lawmaker Erica Thomas:

.@itsericathomas: You are loved. You are loved. You are loved. You are loved. https://t.co/Tv9iHvxyOU
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) July 20, 2019

Once they get exposed, it's just on to the next hoax.

As I reported on Monday, WUSA9 went all in on the deadlocks cutting hoax with multiple of their anchors going on and on about it. Once it came out it was all a hoax they just issued one correction and deleted all their videos on the story like it never happened.

There's no better example of how the media's bias works than this picture I took/made of the New York Times' coverage of the dreadlocks story which went mega-viral around the world.

That image should be archived in the Library of Congress.

I was literally sitting and refreshing NYTimes.com on Monday just waiting for them to post their follow-up story because I knew that was exactly how they'd cover it!

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