The suspect is still at large - officials earlier said they found a high-powered rifle in woods near where Kirk was shot. Also, "high powered rifle" essentially means "not a 22".

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[–] 50 points 1 year ago (11 children)

A week from now it won't matter that the reporting was wrong because it's already fact in the minds of their audience.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    "A lie travels half way around the world while the truth is still putting on its pants."

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

    lol I think it’s “boots”

    Why did the truth have their pants down

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Idk do you always wear pants? Cuz I never wear em if I have the choice

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Realistically, the minds of the audience were made up before the reporting. ;) The reporting just confirms what they already "know".

    Looks like the "engraved cartridges" story is coming from the Wall Street Journal. So, Murdoch.

    https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/charlie-kirk-shot/card/ammunition-in-kirk-shooting-engraved-with-transgender-antifascist-ideology-sources-pdymd1sXXMSlVRhpvR4b

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Investigators found ammunition engraved with expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology inside the rifle that authorities believe was used in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, according to an internal law-enforcement bulletin and a person familiar with the investigation.

    Without the actual text, for all we know, it says "we all have rights". I would be entirely unsurprised if a right-wing agency head decides that it warrants looking into left-leaning individuals, then someone leaks it to the press to start the dissemination of that narrative that it was proved to be a left-wing shooter before anyone actually caught him.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I know it has since come to light that he was alt-right, but anything written on evidence would likely be to throw off the investigation if one was smart. Print an AI manifesto of everything you're against to throw off the scent to buy time. If I were ever to do such a thing, mine would all say "LOL!" Or "boner" or something. But that's just cause I'm juvenile, not psychotic, and thus would never really do such a thing in the first place.

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