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re: TRUMP FAKED His ‘Arrest’ & Posted FAKE PHOTOS to Raise Funds
Why TRUMP Supporters Are Wary of Joining Protests He Called For
Donald Trump called for protests against his possible imminent criminal indictment, and police in major cities are preparing for unrest.
BBC 22 MAR 2023
But the prevailing message from some of his most fervent supporters is: STAY HOME
It's a contradiction that makes sense after investigating pro-Trump spaces online.
On mainstream social networks, messaging apps and Trump's own Truth Social, rumours are swirling.
There's breathless chatter about double agents and "false flags" - attacks carried out with the intention of blaming opponents for the violence.
Many of the former president's steadfast supporters believe that the Capitol riot on 6 January 2021 was instigated not by Trump fans and far-right groups such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, but instead by federal agents or left-wing "antifa" - anti-fascist activists who hoped to discredit Mr Trump.
They point to the presence, revealed in court documents, of confidential FBI sources in the crowd that day.
But that's very different to saying there was a plot by federal authorities to spark violence. While there's no evidence of that - and voluminous evidence that the more than 1,000 people arrested in connection with the Capitol riot were Trump supporters - fringe news sites have been filled with wild speculation and suggestions about "deep state" plots.
Some of the coverage has even filtered up to more mainstream outlets such as Fox News.
The rumours, and fear of a repeat of the events of January 2021, have dissuaded many of those who would be out on the streets protesting over Mr Trump's possible arrest.
Ali Alexander, a far-right activist who organised protests leading up to the Capitol riot, announced that he wasn't planning to protest and said that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of Infowars was also staying home.
Tweet by Ali Alexander: "Spoke to Alex Jones. He's not protesting either. We've both got enough going on fighting the government. No billionaire is covering our bills."
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