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Fri Aug 25, 2017, 09:03 PM Aug 2017

Scott Baio posts "false flag" conspiracy theory, tries to apologize and fails.

What a jerk.

Sandy Hook victim’s sister rejects apology from Scott Baio over ‘false flag’ Heather Heyer tweet

The sister of a teacher slain in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting has rejected an apology from actor Scott Baio over a Twitter message he posted alleging that the death of anti-racist protester Heather Heyer was a “false flag” operation carried out to smear the right.

The New York Daily News said Friday that the former “Happy Days” and “Joanie Loves Chachi” actor tweeted a conspiracy theorist meme alleging that Heyer’s mother and the mother of slain first grade teacher Vicki Soto are the same “crisis actor.”

Baio tweeted the message to his 218,000 followers to forward the idea that the U.S. government is staging fake incidents as part of a disinformation campaign to smear conservatives and limit gun ownership. The notion of “false flag” attacks and “crisis actors” is a bedrock belief of the conspiracy community, promulgated by provocateurs like InfoWars’ Alex Jones, “Pizzagate” blogger Mike Cernovich and fanatical Trump booster Jack Posobiec.

Jillian Soto — Vicki Soto’s sister — joined in the furious backlash against Baio’s tweet. The actor deleted the tweet and apologized, but also blocked Jillian Soto and all of her family members on Twitter.

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/sandy-hook-victims-sister-rejects-apology-from-scott-baio-over-false-flag-heather-heyer-tweet/

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Scott Baio posts "false flag" conspiracy theory, tries to apologize and fails. (Original Post) Archae Aug 2017 OP
hey scott, you are one twisted fuck. spanone Aug 2017 #1
Chicken shit...typical. They sure can dish it out when it benefits them. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #2
I read a headline somewhere that he was thinking of retiring from show biz..... MLAA Aug 2017 #3
What the fuck is wrong with him? smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #4
I'm starting a conspiracy theory that Infowars' links transmit subliminal brain rot messages Major Nikon Aug 2017 #7
He is a trump supporter. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #8
Fuck scott Baio ornotna Aug 2017 #5
I'm going to twitter to get banned by fucking scott bonehead. NT Ilsa Aug 2017 #6
My god that guy is incredibly ignorant. VOX Aug 2017 #9

BigmanPigman

(51,590 posts)
2. Chicken shit...typical. They sure can dish it out when it benefits them.
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 09:07 PM
Aug 2017

He wouldn't have to block outraged people if he didn'the post it in the first place.

MLAA

(17,288 posts)
3. I read a headline somewhere that he was thinking of retiring from show biz.....
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 09:15 PM
Aug 2017

Is that even possible when you don't actually have a career to retire from? I'd say showbiz retired from him years ago.

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