{"id":1495433,"date":"2022-05-28T07:32:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T11:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1495433"},"modified":"2022-05-28T07:32:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T11:32:25","slug":"prominent-journalists-fall-for-obvious-internet-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prominent-journalists-fall-for-obvious-internet-hoax\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent Journalists Fall for Obvious Internet  Hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprominent-journalists-fall-for-obvious-internet-hoax%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1495433&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Left-wing activists and prominent journalists that write for liberal publications spread a hoax on Thursday that Texas Governor Greg Abbott paid the families of the Uvalde, Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-mass-shooting-at-texas-elementary-school-two-children-dead-multiple-injuries\">shooting massacre<\/a> victims for photo ops.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The shocking false <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/texas-school-shooter-was-known-to-police-bullied-by-classmates\">claims<\/a> came from the Twitter account @MyCancerJourne3, which stated that following the Robb Elementary School mass shooting, a representative for Governor Abbott showed up to his residence and attempted to coerce his family. The post has since gone viral.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\"><\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;Uvalde Update: We were finally able to see my living nephews body to confirm identity. Shot in the face. While leaving to return home we were followed by what was assumed to be media, which win we do not wish to speak during this time. 4 mins after returning home a knock on the door. It&#8217;s a representative for Gov Greg Abbott. He informed us he&#8217;s willing to pay us to stand with the Gov and say we don&#8217;t need stronger gun laws. To which almost got this clown hurt. He was asked to leave and said that if we speak about this conversation we will be facing charges and possibly worse,&#8221; the account alleged.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;We responded with f*ck you, try me and find out. Then we were told people get hurt and disappear all the time. F*ck Greg Abbott and this harassment while we all mourn,&#8221; they concluded.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Through investigative work, <em>The Post Millennial<\/em> editor-at-large Andy Ngo uncovered that the person behind the account is 43-year-old Jason R. Nauertz of Spokane, Washington. Nauertz does not reside in Texas where the mass shooting occurred, despite claims that he helped identify his nephew&#8217;s body to law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This thread from a man who claims <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GregAbbott_TX<\/a> sent a representative to offer money to pose w\/the governor for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Uvalde?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Uvalde<\/a> has gone ultra-viral with the left. But I looked into who is really behind the account. Jason R. Nauertz, 43, is not from Texas. He&#8217;s from Spokane, Wash. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DogHRknaxs\">https:\/\/t.co\/DogHRknaxs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VUjuZsbclB\">pic.twitter.com\/VUjuZsbclB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 ???? (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1529992524986830854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>According to Ngo, Jason Nauretz is an anti-Trump activist that has encouraged committing acts of violence against his supporters. He has bragged about personally shooting at vehicles with Trump flags in the past. Nauertz has also claimed that he is a Purple Heart recipient, a 9\/11 first responder, and had a nephew that was shot and killed by police.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>However, there is no record of his name in the Purple Heart recipient database.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jason R. Nauertz has claimed on Twitter to be a 9\/11 responder, a Purple Heart recipient, &#038; to have had another nephew that was killed. No one with his name has received a Purple Heart. <\/p>\n<p>He is an anti-Trump activist who has boasted about shooting at cars with Trump flags. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EbgqT26Vrt\">pic.twitter.com\/EbgqT26Vrt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 ???? (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1529992527725711369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Left-wing verified accounts amplified the allegations and made Nauertz&#8217;s post go viral on Twitter without verifying the claims.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Among those that helped amplify the hoax include <em>LA Times<\/em> columnist Patt Morrison who has won multiple Pulitzer Prizes, Richard Whittaker, an editor at the <em>Austin Chronicle<\/em>, CBS news anchor Shon Gables, USA Today digital producer Brandon Gray, left-wing journalist Keith Olbermann, and actress Rosanna Arquette.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Arquette thanked Jason Nauertz for his &#8220;courage,&#8221; while an editor at <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>,<em> <\/em>Yolanda Machado, called on the FBI to investigate Abbott, while Olbermann called for an investigation from the Department of Justice. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Multiple Pulitzer-winning LA Times columnist Patt Morrison helped amplify the claims.   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HzygwoKDYU\">https:\/\/t.co\/HzygwoKDYU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ux7qva3Hup\">pic.twitter.com\/ux7qva3Hup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 ???? (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1529995053619347472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbs46?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cbs46<\/a> news anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shongables?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shongables<\/a> amplified the claim a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Uvalde?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Uvalde<\/a> family member was offered cash to pose with Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GregAbbott_TX<\/a>, as did <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeithOlbermann?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KeithOlbermann<\/a>, who frequently falls for hoaxes. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USATODAY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USATODAY<\/a> digital producer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BGisBrandonGray?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BGisBrandonGray<\/a> as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WCAYhv8lxT\">https:\/\/t.co\/WCAYhv8lxT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e7W67kyXmg\">pic.twitter.com\/e7W67kyXmg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 ???? (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1529997985853079562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Left-wing activist Amy Siskind, who has shared many hoaxes, amplified the claim. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SassyMamainLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SassyMamainLA<\/a>, an editor for Entertainment Weekly (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EW<\/a>), called for the FBI to investigate Gov. Abbott. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ACIR50AIqd\">https:\/\/t.co\/ACIR50AIqd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UBEyKsFODe\">pic.twitter.com\/UBEyKsFODe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 ???? (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1529999012924993536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>According to Ngo, Jason Nauretz claimed to be black. Pictures on his now-deleted Facebook account indicate that those claims are false. Nauertz is a white man.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jason Nauertz, the Spokane man who claimed in an ultra-viral thread to be a family member of a deceased nephew in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Uvalde?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Uvalde<\/a> shooting who <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GregAbbott_TX<\/a> tried to bribe, had also claimed to be black. His Facebook profile before it was deleted shows photos of a man who isn&#8217;t black <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IGPaCwbUep\">pic.twitter.com\/IGPaCwbUep<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 ???? (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1530002101912338446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update:<br \/>The man behind the account (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyCancerJourne3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mycancerjourne3<\/a>) that claimed in a viral thread (retweeted over 32k times by the left) that Texas Gov. Abbott offered a bribe now claims he was hacked. He has locked or disabled his account &#038; has deleted posts about the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Uvalde?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Uvalde<\/a> shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 ???? (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1530311031880306690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Following the thread of tweets from Nauretz, he claimed that his account was hacked and that those posted were made during the time span the account was hacked. The account has now been disabled, with posts relating to Uvalde being deleted.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The tragic <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-mass-shooting-at-texas-elementary-school-two-children-dead-multiple-injuries\">school shooting<\/a> by a lone gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Tex., resulted in a death toll of 21, with 19 children and two teachers massacred. 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