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Wed May 11, 2016, 03:33 PM May 2016

Bernie Sanders trolls try to trick his supporters into blowing themselves up with fake, dangerous gl [View all]

Source: Telegraph



Bernie Sanders trolls try to trick his supporters into blowing themselves up with fake, dangerous glowstick recipe.


Chlorine bomb
We have removed the ingredients from this image - but the ingredients originally listed make a chlorine bomb CREDIT: IMGUR
Helena Horton


10 MAY 2016 • 8:06PM
An infographic showing how to make 'Bernie Sanders Glowsticks' has been doing the rounds on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.

It appears, however, to be instructions for a bomb which explodes and releases chlorine gas.

According to BuzzFeed, the dangerous recipe - aimed at Bernie Sanders supporters - was first posted on a messaging board, not unlike 4Chan.

The original poster and people on the thread now seem be sharing it maliciously.

Ponychan
People gloated about the idea of harming Bernie Sanders supporters CREDIT: PONYCHAN
One poster wrote: "If we can gas even one Sanders supporter, we've done our job as Americans".



Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/10/trolls-are-trying-to-trick-bernie-sanders-fans-into-blowing-them/

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