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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Jewish family flees" fearing pizzagate-like backlash over Brietbart War-on-Christmas lie
Media Matters @mmfa 6m6 minutes agoFox News and Breitbart's war on Christmas caused a Jewish family to flee in fear of pizzagate like retaliation: http://mm4a.org/2h6tUiR
Helen Rosner @hels
"Jewish family flees," definitely not a terrifying phrase for a headline, nope
Slate @Slate
Jewish family flees after Breitbart falsely claims it complained about Christmas play: http://slate.me/2hdXSEG
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"Jewish family flees" fearing pizzagate-like backlash over Brietbart War-on-Christmas lie (Original Post)
bigtree
Dec 2016
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ADL Calls Reports of Family Fleeing Lancaster County, PA "Untrue and Damaging"
oberliner
Dec 2016
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Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)1. After the pizza gate gunman...
I don't blame them. I really hope that the fake war on Christmas does not have its first casualties.
bigtree
(85,975 posts)2. would seem almost inconceivable pre-Trump
...now, chillingly real.
arithia
(455 posts)3. here's a local report on the backstory with more links
Behind the Aegis
(53,919 posts)4. Be prepared for more, similar stories to this in the future.
Be equally prepared, for cases of anti-Semitism, for people to sputter, "But...but...but Israel did such and such!"
oberliner
(58,724 posts)5. ADL Calls Reports of Family Fleeing Lancaster County, PA "Untrue and Damaging"
Philadelphia, PA, December 22, 2016
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), like many, read many numerous local and national news stories reporting that a Jewish family allegedly fled Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The reports claimed that the family feared retribution after being wrongfully blamed for the cancellation of the school production of A Christmas Carol. ADL investigated, and found that in actuality, the family left on vacation for winter break.
News reports alleging that a Jewish family has fled Lancaster County are untrue and damaging, said Nancy Baron-Baer, ADL Regional Director. We spoke with the family, who explained that they went on a previously-planned vacation for the holidays. Stories like this can sow fear in the Jewish community and beyond, and it is important to stop the spread of misinformation.
http://www.adl.org/press-center/press-releases/miscellaneous/adl-calls-reports-of-family-lancaster.html?referrer=https://t.co/ZBjdIG91Ns#.WFyPB2QrI_U
News reports alleging that a Jewish family has fled Lancaster County are untrue and damaging, said Nancy Baron-Baer, ADL Regional Director. We spoke with the family, who explained that they went on a previously-planned vacation for the holidays. Stories like this can sow fear in the Jewish community and beyond, and it is important to stop the spread of misinformation.
http://www.adl.org/press-center/press-releases/miscellaneous/adl-calls-reports-of-family-lancaster.html?referrer=https://t.co/ZBjdIG91Ns#.WFyPB2QrI_U