{"id":1956256,"date":"2023-06-24T16:01:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T20:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hoax-gay-mans-viral-claim-he-was-set-on-fire-in-hate-filled-attack-seemingly-just-went-up-in-smoke\/"},"modified":"2023-06-24T16:02:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T20:02:15","slug":"hoax-gay-mans-viral-claim-he-was-set-on-fire-in-hate-filled-attack-seemingly-just-went-up-in-smoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hoax-gay-mans-viral-claim-he-was-set-on-fire-in-hate-filled-attack-seemingly-just-went-up-in-smoke\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay man&#8217;s viral claim of being set on fire in a &#8216;hate-filled&#8217; attack appears to be a hoax."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fhoax-gay-mans-viral-claim-he-was-set-on-fire-in-hate-filled-attack-seemingly-just-went-up-in-smoke%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=1956256&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--><h2>Intriguing Twist: Gay Man&#8217;s Viral Claim of Being Set on Fire in &#8216;Hate-Filled&#8217; Attack Seemingly Just Went Up in Smoke<\/h2>\n<p>In a shocking turn of events reminiscent of the Jussie Smollett saga, a man in San Diego who alleged he was set ablaze due to his sexual orientation is now being portrayed by the police as the instigator of the situation. This incident began with an alleged assault on a pregnant woman.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Scott Rowin, 39, recounted to KGTV-TV that he had been assaulted a few days earlier while taking a walk. According to Rowin, two men in their 20s or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hoax-gay-mans-viral-claim-he-was-set-on-fire-in-hate-filled-attack-seemingly-just-went-up-in-smoke\/\" title=\"Gay man's viral claim of being set on fire in a 'hate-filled' attack appears to be a hoax.\">30s hurled homophobic slurs<\/a> at him before dousing him with a mysterious liquid.<\/p>\n<p>Rowin vividly described the horrifying experience, stating, &#8220;Immediately after that, I went up like coals on a barbecue. It started off really big.&#8221; He managed to extinguish the flames using the &#8220;stop, drop, and roll&#8221; technique, all while in survival mode.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HATE HOAX EXPOSED: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Antifa?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Antifa<\/a>, leftists &#038; media have been spreading claims that a gay San Diego man was set on fire by homophobes. Scott Rowin says he was called a fa\u2014ot by two men before being set aflame in Hillcrest, San Diego\u2019s gay neighborhood.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanDiegoPD?\">@SanDiegoPD<\/a> are investing &#038; have\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XSdlV4lzvM\">pic.twitter.com\/XSdlV4lzvM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4  (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1671907364717379586?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rowin sustained second-degree burns primarily on his side and back, unsure if surgery will be necessary. He firmly believes this incident was a hate crime, emphasizing the hate-filled slurs he endured and suggesting that his attackers were specifically targeting the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing concern for others, Rowin stated, &#8220;This can still happen in 2023. There are still a lot of haters out there. I don&#8217;t want this to happen to anyone else. This time it was fire. What will it be next time?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the San Diego police have now presented a different narrative. They revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-mayor-bowser-claims-there-was-only-one-night-of-rioting-in-the-district-during-summer-2020\/\" title=\"DC Mayor Bowser Claims There Was Only One Night Of Rioting In The District During Summer 2020\">video evidence shows<\/a> the man, before being set on fire, had assaulted a pregnant woman. The assault occurred shortly after 10:40 p.m. on June 12, the same day Rowin claims he was attacked.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police, officers arrived at the scene minutes after being dispatched, but the suspect had already fled. The pregnant woman was found injured and bleeding, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fast-moving-e-coli-outbreak-infects-michigan-and-ohio-health-officials\/\" title=\"\u2018Fast-Moving\u2019 E. Coli Outbreak Infects Michigan And Ohio: Health Officials\">requiring hospital treatment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the report of the man being set on fire emerged. Police investigations have since determined that the man who allegedly assaulted the pregnant woman was the same individual who suffered burn injuries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scott Rowin needs to be charged with filing a false police report. And he should pay for the police resources used to investigate his claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fr0hickey (@fr0hickey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fr0hickey\/status\/1672003296788381696?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The police have refrained from disclosing further details, acknowledging the complexity of the investigation. They are diligently examining all aspects and allegations, emphasizing their commitment to taking all acts of violence seriously.<\/p>\n<p>No charges have been filed at this time.<\/p>\n<p>In a similar vein, in March of the previous year, Jussie Smollett, a black, gay actor, was sentenced to 150 days in prison for orchestrating a hate crime against himself in Chicago. Smollett had claimed he was targeted in a racist and homophobic attack.<\/p>\n<p>As this perplexing case unfolds, it serves as a stark reminder that the truth can sometimes be obscured by sensational claims, highlighting the importance of thorough investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hoax-gay-mans-viral-claim-set-fire-hate-filled-attack-seemingly-just-went-smoke\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a reminiscent incident to Jussie Smollett, a San Diego man alleges being targeted for his sexuality, but police now depict him as the cause. The situation unfolded after an alleged assault on a pregnant woman. Scott Rowin, 39, shared his account on Monday, but authorities present a different perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":1956257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1956256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1956256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1956257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1956256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1956256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1956256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}