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PersonNumber503602

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141. The "HOAX SHOOTING!" claims were all over the internet 2 minutes after it became news
Sat Dec 12, 2015, 12:00 PM
Dec 2015

The internet is a really bad place for some people, because it lets them share their mental illness with others who have similar issues.

So the gun battle they were in with police was just an accident? cwydro Dec 2015 #1
Hey! That's why we have the 2A -- to battle the police in cases of mistaken identity. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #7
2A? cwydro Dec 2015 #48
LOL!!!!! Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #49
Ok, whatever. cwydro Dec 2015 #51
Don't push this too hard. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #52
I have no idea what you're on about. cwydro Dec 2015 #60
I'm done with this, but you do what you need to do. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #64
So you make veiled accusations about me, cwydro Dec 2015 #65
I said EXACTLY what was on my mind. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #66
I see what you did there, love it... randys1 Dec 2015 #77
No, you haven't. cwydro Dec 2015 #80
Playing coy, it seems. Chemisse Dec 2015 #108
.. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #120
I've been here for about 11 years, and have idea what 2A or whatever is. adigal Dec 2015 #96
.. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #100
Hey thanks. cwydro Dec 2015 #119
What? kathysart_decoration Dec 2015 #153
2A = 2nd amendment wheniwasincongress Dec 2015 #53
Not to worry. It's just a bit of posturing in case someone is watching. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #56
Would you like to come out and say what you are passively aggressively trying to say? cwydro Dec 2015 #62
Thank you. cwydro Dec 2015 #61
Second Amendment southerncrone Dec 2015 #135
They reported they died in a "gun battle", yet the SUV windows were up, and shot up. ViseGrip Dec 2015 #130
Farook shot out the back window magical thyme Dec 2015 #140
"All the bombs, ammo, etc in their apartment was just a coincidence?" l.o.o.s.e.e-2 Dec 2015 #103
more likely she drove the getaway car for her husband magical thyme Dec 2015 #139
What attack? BeyondGeography Dec 2015 #2
Eyewitness accounts are notoriously unreliable. Chan790 Dec 2015 #3
It's a site that just makes shit up there is no "eyewitness" saying that... snooper2 Dec 2015 #28
yup. mopinko Dec 2015 #117
The police cannot ban anyone from speaking to the media. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #4
It was Elvis. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #5
and Syrian Bigfoot! FSogol Dec 2015 #40
It was Obama, of course Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #73
Nah, you had it right the first time. Obama did it. Also, did you hear that the randys1 Dec 2015 #78
I knew it was Obama! treestar Dec 2015 #92
It was Bill Paxton. nt awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #95
They guy who said "Yeah, but it's a dry heat." ? nt artislife Dec 2015 #105
I have to apologize awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #126
I have an aversion to Julia Roberts which may be unhealthy.... artislife Dec 2015 #128
There you go awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #137
With Marilyn! Docreed2003 Dec 2015 #123
Errrr.... what? It's not like there isn't video from inside the facility Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #6
The "HOAX SHOOTING!" claims were all over the internet 2 minutes after it became news PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #141
I would imagine that 1939 Dec 2015 #155
About as trustworthy as the people who said they saw a lot of Arab men in their neighborhood ck4829 Dec 2015 #8
It was an alien abduction gone wrong GusBob Dec 2015 #9
LOL Matariki Dec 2015 #76
False flag conspiracies. Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #10
Conspiracism is a viscous cycle of delusion William Seger Dec 2015 #85
Exactly what happened to my friend. Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #99
Yes a sticky situation lol! rjsquirrel Dec 2015 #150
Wow...do you live in the Seattle area, because I had to do the same. nt artislife Dec 2015 #107
I live in the Boulder, CO area. Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #113
It is wacky out there! artislife Dec 2015 #118
For some reason I seek those people out on youtube PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #142
I saw an interview with a witness immediately after pipoman Dec 2015 #11
OFFS, this crap belongs in Creative Speculation. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #12
Not yet. In a few weeks. For now let the Wild Rumpas Start!. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #14
LOL. GGJohn Dec 2015 #16
I took great pleasure in that book with my kids. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #17
If by "Creative Speculation" you mean "garbage can for low IQ's." WinkyDink Dec 2015 #34
Yeah, but I was being nice about it. eom GGJohn Dec 2015 #38
Its possible witnesses could have seen the guy who checked himself into a mental hospital, ... 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #13
Creative Speculation is thataway ---> Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #15
I love fake news from countercurrentfakenews Bonx Dec 2015 #18
and so is spawned yet another "truther" meme of stupidity. Javaman Dec 2015 #19
I heard that a Buzzard has also been implicated in the attacks (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #20
Specifically a door buzzard n/t PasadenaTrudy Dec 2015 #136
Something is wrong with this story from day one malaise Dec 2015 #21
OFFS, what's strange about this story? GGJohn Dec 2015 #22
Those are just tangential sarisataka Dec 2015 #26
I loved that episode of The Big Bang Theory. GGJohn Dec 2015 #29
FAn too? My friend got me tix to a taping, and the show I went to see taped was the randys1 Dec 2015 #79
We also have the series on blu ray, GGJohn Dec 2015 #149
I heard on the internets that he was handcuffed while driving their isis-mobile. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #68
It's likely they were just in a hurry to pick up their child from the babysitter. Chemisse Dec 2015 #110
Perhaps they were running late to watch a movie, and they didn't have time to be pulled over. PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #143
Like what? cali Dec 2015 #35
Like he was angry left, returned and shot up persons malaise Dec 2015 #71
and dark skinned individuals was mentioned several times during the Boston Marathon bombing JI7 Dec 2015 #97
It is strange to have that combination. Chemisse Dec 2015 #111
Surprised Alex Jones hasn't begun pushing this theory. bullwinkle428 Dec 2015 #23
He was, literally within hours (n/t) William Seger Dec 2015 #121
So it was a coincidence leftynyc Dec 2015 #24
You can't build a proper conspiracy theory with facts,silly. sufrommich Dec 2015 #27
The lengths some will leftynyc Dec 2015 #39
MIHOP! ileus Dec 2015 #33
I prefer IHOP kiva Dec 2015 #44
The bomb factory was staged after the fact!!!1!!! jeff47 Dec 2015 #81
Nah leftynyc Dec 2015 #84
Uh....why would I explicitly label it sarcasm if I believed any of it? (nt) jeff47 Dec 2015 #86
My question was leftynyc Dec 2015 #87
Very early on,police scanners identified one of sufrommich Dec 2015 #25
That's what they want you to think! jeff47 Dec 2015 #82
Why are you peddling this horseshit? No really, why? Throd Dec 2015 #30
Because the obnoxiousdrunk Dec 2015 #55
On a doormat shopping trip? FrodosPet Dec 2015 #58
So the video of the car was a hoax? :-P Oh, and if you believe that cops can "ban" citizens from WinkyDink Dec 2015 #31
so it was those 3 white guys after all. ileus Dec 2015 #32
"Police immediately banned them from speaking with the media." jberryhill Dec 2015 #36
Jedi mind trick, "you will not talk to the police." Rex Dec 2015 #47
I know, right? cwydro Dec 2015 #83
"Breathe one word of this and the buzzard gets it, see?" nt Codeine Dec 2015 #106
Eyewitness accounts are always crappy. Oneironaut Dec 2015 #37
San B Truthers unite Bucky Dec 2015 #41
Dyslexics Of The World: Untie! FrodosPet Dec 2015 #59
Or... revmclaren Dec 2015 #91
Another story from the same source, same topic. Same stupidity. Archae Dec 2015 #42
WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! MohRokTah Dec 2015 #43
Were you planning on coming back to this thread? tammywammy Dec 2015 #45
The door buzzard is implicated somehow. cwydro Dec 2015 #50
So where are the marks on their arms and legs? If they were bound and handcuffed Rex Dec 2015 #46
Could we not do this please? Marrah_G Dec 2015 #54
Yea, but what does your wife think? nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2015 #57
You mean the men on the grassy knoll? Rstrstx Dec 2015 #63
once again a very interesting OP olddots Dec 2015 #67
That's not what he says in the video; and he was in the bathroom at the time muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #69
We don't allow CT bullshit from InfoWars, PrisonPlanet, Breitbart, etc... Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #70
Merry Christmas! EL34x4 Dec 2015 #72
The Wife is innocent! Conclusive proof!! MowCowWhoHow III Dec 2015 #74
What is "countercurrentnews"? Matariki Dec 2015 #75
I always thought they were just trolls who put out ridiculous stories for "the lulz" PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #144
I find it hard to believe this thread garnered more than 4 or 5 replies. randome Dec 2015 #88
Goofing on a conspiracy theory is probably stress relief right now. HuckleB Dec 2015 #89
This isn't even remotely credible. People make up stuff and post it on the internet all the time. Yo_Mama Dec 2015 #90
Eyewitnesses can be horrible recorders of events aikoaiko Dec 2015 #93
Can be? SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #101
Possible false flag operation by Right-Wing Fanatics? ArnoldLayne Dec 2015 #116
Oh FFS... SidDithers Dec 2015 #94
^This nt LostOne4Ever Dec 2015 #133
Truther bullshit melman Dec 2015 #98
I heard they also had a buzzard greeting people at their house. Egnever Dec 2015 #102
Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #104
ooomf!!! Texasgal Dec 2015 #109
Diabeticman loves to waltz in, take a huge shit on the board, and scamper off. Codeine Dec 2015 #112
...and sings the classic russian trololololololololtrolololololoooooo Quantess Dec 2015 #124
his eyes were heavy, he carried a card d_r Dec 2015 #114
Is there a reason Hosts haven't locked this?... SidDithers Dec 2015 #115
Performance Art is allowed in GD. Kaleva Dec 2015 #132
The post is not complete CreekDog Dec 2015 #148
Well... pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #152
Are the two dead attackers considered Caucasian? madville Dec 2015 #122
I knows what it was it was people sent there by Obama. Obama doc03 Dec 2015 #125
I heard another one, people say they saw on Facebook they caught three Muslims doc03 Dec 2015 #127
. RandySF Dec 2015 #129
what nonsense ibegurpard Dec 2015 #131
The lawyer David Chesley is also a Sandy Hook Truther..... Historic NY Dec 2015 #134
The article cites an LA Times video as its source ucrdem Dec 2015 #138
That was the initial reports coming out. I hadn't heard this development. Nt. seabeyond Dec 2015 #145
Why did you hit and run post a conspiracy theory? CreekDog Dec 2015 #146
Countercurrent news is not precisely news nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #147
I believe these were the same 3 large Caucasian men who ellenrr Dec 2015 #151
I think some of that confusion was because the SWAT team arrived so quickly. alphafemale Dec 2015 #154
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