Right-wingers lose their minds over rumors of a student walkout at a Utah school were sparked by furries overtaking the school when in reality it was over bullying backlash with the principal. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report.
“Conservatives shared a video of students staging a walkout protest in Utah this week, with online commentators claiming that the students were protesting “the furries that bite them, bark at them, and pounce on them,” according to Chaya Raichik, who goes by “Libs of TikTok” online. Another conservative said that the students were particularly angry that “when a student retaliates, they are the one who gets suspended.”
But there’s no evidence of any of that happening.
The conspiracy theory has its origin, according to the Salt Lake Tribune, with a misinterpretation of a message sent by the administration of Nebo School District. The message was sent after a bullying incident at a district middle school where one group of students said things “that were overheard by others that the administration felt were inappropriate and shouldn’t be said,” according to district spokesperson Seth Sorenson.”
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