After a car plowed through pedestrians in Long Beach, killing one, it did not take long for rumors of a terrorist attack to spread. Authorities have said there is no evidence of a link to terrorism.
After a car barreled through a red light in Long Beach this month and plowed into several pedestrians in a crosswalk, killing one, it did not take long for rumors of a terrorist attack to spread in some corners of the internet. Against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, the Oct. 14 crash, which led to a murder charge against the driver, was taken up by conspiracy theorists, right-wing extremists and others on social media, whose rampant speculation was quickly shot down by police.
With multiple denials from police and federal authorities, why did many on social media continue to spread the idea that the crash was a terrorist attack? Disinformation tends to proliferate more rapidly during times of conflict or war, 'simply because emotions run high and people are more likely to share information that aligns with their beliefs, often without verifying it,' said Alex Goldenberg, lead intelligence analyst for Network Contagion Research Institute.
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