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A week of witch hunting turned up ONE Christian business who said they'd never deny service to #LGBT - let's destroy them anyway. #tolerance
Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) April 02, 2015And the good folks at BuzzFeed are happy to light the tolerance mobs torches.
Heres how they covered the story yesterday of Memories Pizza closing its doorsin the face of harassment and threats:
Indiana pizzeria owners say they'd deny LGBT people service, internet unleashes its wrath http://t.co/UbxraLbxDC pic.twitter.com/NGY4LUwWRx
BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 1, 2015
Thats great, BuzzFeed. Except thats not what the owners said. Like, at all.
Guess someone thereeventually realized that and changed the post:
Evidently they didnt think anyone would notice the change. They were wrong:
Awkward, @marygeorgant even your URL is inaccurate. They NEVER said they would deny LGBT people service. pic.twitter.com/sn4lik5m8X
Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) April 2, 2015
Oh Buzzfeed. pic.twitter.com/V3UXnCyXaf
Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) April 2, 2015
They cant help themselves.
Pathetic. RT @lyndseyfifield Oh Buzzfeed. pic.twitter.com/FdtwKFOnpO
Brodigan (@brodigan) April 2, 2015
Hacks. RT @lyndseyfifield Oh Buzzfeed. pic.twitter.com/TbFlbZRnBi
Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) April 2, 2015
@KatMcKinley The headline has since been changed entirely (no editors note). pic.twitter.com/OtpG3qwJPg
T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) April 2, 2015
Journalistic integrity is, like, so overrated.
@GaltsGirl @lyndseyfifield Typical drive-by media strategy. Lead with a lie or massive distortion, then quietly correct it later.
Angus E. Parvo (@angusparvo) April 2, 2015
Its the BuzzFeed way.
@KatMcKinley BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY EVEN SAID.
Jeff B@AoSHQDD (@EsotericCD) April 2, 2015
@EsotericCD I know. The whole outrage is based on a lie.
Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) April 2, 2015
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Are you for real? Look how this Indiana journo described violent threat against #MemoriesPizza; Update: Tweetdeleted!
#MemoriesPizza closes due to threats from Tolerance Brigade; GoFundMe campaign takesoff
Mobs arent markets: You wont believe this journos take on why #MemoriesPizza closeddown
Yall are idiots': Salon spits out truly twisted take on #MemoriesPizza closing; Update: Hey, whered itgo?
Take that fascist freaks: GoFundMe for Memories Pizza surpasses $100,000 indonations
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Source: http://twitchy.com/2015/04/02/hacks-did-buzzfeed-really-think-theyd-get-away-with-this-memoriespizza-lie/
