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It seems like we can’t even go a month without some stupid journalists falling for a prank anymore. This is starting to become a trend. At least once a month, /pol/ makes shit up to troll journalists, the journalists fall for it, normies believe the journalists and then get offended by something that is completely fabricated, making them look like idiots. It works like literally, every single time. Trolls have either become too smart, or the general population has just become too dumb.About two months ago, 4chan trolls on /pol/ set out to convince journalists that the “OK” sign was a white supremacist symbol. Calling it “operation OKKK”, they set out to convince internet users, mostly on Twitter, that the OK sign had been co-opted by Neo Nazis. Users were advised to create fake social media account of “basic white girl names” and spam the social media sites, accusing the sign of being racist.......http://ageofshitlords.com/4chan-trolls-media-fall
Once you see it … Supremacist hand symbol of ‘notorious white A-OK gang’ found EVERYWHEREThe theory that President Trump has been flashing some sort of hand signal to his white supremacist base isn’t new; the U.K. Express reported back in January on conspiracy theories claiming Trump’s A-OK sign — “Mr Trump pinching his thumb and index finger together” — actually represented the number “666” and was an open acknowledgement of his membership in the Illuminati.Fake news isn’t going to keep writing itself, so the U.K. Independent this weekend picked up the “secret hand signal” ball and ran with it. It’s just a conspiracy theory, they acknowledge, before devoting an article to it....http://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2017/04/29/once-you-see-it-supremacist-hand-symbol-of-notorious-white-a-ok-gang-found-everywhere/
