DISINFO: Director of the Olympics opening ceremony was struck by ligtning as divine punishment
SUMMARY
God's Punishment? The Director of the demonic show of the Olympic Opening is struck by lightning. The man was hospitalised, after the lightning strike, he needs medical help. This information was published on Associated Press agency's website.
RESPONSE
A harassment campaign targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the Olympics opening ceremony, involving the circulation of a fake Associated Press article
The real article reads very differently: 'Police investigating hate speech targeting Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly.' The claim that lightning struck the artistic director and that he had been hospitalised, traced back to a TikTok user, cannot be considered credible information but rather constitutes hate speech.
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