An Amtrak train collided with a garbage truck at a crossing in West Virginia this morning. The driver of the truck was killed instantly; some minor injuries were reported on the train. Three Republican congressman, destined for a GOP conference in West Virginia, were among the train passengers. They were not injured, and proceeded to the conference without incident. Write-up here.
Conservative social media has exploded with outrage as fringe conspiracy theorists and Russian bots actively promote a conspiracy theory that the accident was...a conspiracy, by Democrats, the "deep state", Hillary Clinton, George Soros, the FBI, ISIS, and/or possibly any combination of these working together in concert. Details differ; some - including Alex Jones - are claiming that the whole incident was staged in order to distract attention from what they assert was Trump's "successful SOTU uniting the country" and the collision itself either never took place, or that elements of the scene such as the destroyed truck and the scattered garbage were staged and witnesses to the wreck are lying. Others assert the wreck happened, but was an unsuccessful murder attempt targeting the GOP congressmen on the train. Still others contend the incident was intended to "send a message" to Republican congressmen that "they need to get off the Trump Train", whatever the hell that means.
Numerous examples of the chatter on social media about the incident can be found here.
Conservative social media has exploded with outrage as fringe conspiracy theorists and Russian bots actively promote a conspiracy theory that the accident was...a conspiracy, by Democrats, the "deep state", Hillary Clinton, George Soros, the FBI, ISIS, and/or possibly any combination of these working together in concert. Details differ; some - including Alex Jones - are claiming that the whole incident was staged in order to distract attention from what they assert was Trump's "successful SOTU uniting the country" and the collision itself either never took place, or that elements of the scene such as the destroyed truck and the scattered garbage were staged and witnesses to the wreck are lying. Others assert the wreck happened, but was an unsuccessful murder attempt targeting the GOP congressmen on the train. Still others contend the incident was intended to "send a message" to Republican congressmen that "they need to get off the Trump Train", whatever the hell that means.
Numerous examples of the chatter on social media about the incident can be found here.
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