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YouTube star’s bias claims disputed by passengers, Delta
NY Post ^ | December 23, 2016 | 1:29am | Joe Tacopino

Posted on 12/22/2016 10:51:55 PM PST by conservative98

The tale of a notorious YouTube hoaxster who claimed to be kicked off a Delta flight for speaking Arabic turned out to be the latest in a growing series of false accusations of bias made in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory.

Serial prank artist Adam Saleh set the Internet aflame Wednesday when he posted the clip of himself being asked to leave the flight because he “spoke a different language” — but his story quickly fell apart.

“You guys are racist. I cannot believe my eyes. I cannot believe it,” Saleh pleads in the video.

“I spoke a word in a different language and you say you feel uncomfortable?”

The hoaxster asked his Internet followers to spread the video, but as the story spread it was revealed that Saleh, had hatched a similar prank in the past. 0:03 / 1:28

In 2014, Saleh was forced to admit that a video that purported to show racial profiling by the NYPD was faked. The fraudster apologized to the Muslim community and claimed the video was a “ dramatization.”

The prankster’s story continued to unravel when Delta released a statement, backed up by fellow passengers, that Saleh and his partner were removed “after a disturbance in the cabin.”

After collecting more information, Delta followed up with another statement saying the duo engaged in “provocative behavior, including shouting.” The overwhelming evidence did not stop the determined con artist from spreading the hoax. The video was retweetd 827,000 times on Twitter as of Thursday night.

Saleh’s video was just one post-election incident of racial-bias allegations that went up in smoke.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adamsaleh; dal; delta; fakenews; hatecrimehoax; hoaxes; muslims; prank; trump

1 posted on 12/22/2016 10:51:55 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

You-Tube star?


2 posted on 12/22/2016 10:55:32 PM PST by meyer (There is no political solution to this troubling evolution...)
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To: meyer

YouTube should block his channel and block him from monetizing his videos after this. You shouldn’t be making money off of hate crime hoaxes.


3 posted on 12/22/2016 11:02:18 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Speaking durka, durka is aggression. Period.


4 posted on 12/22/2016 11:04:37 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: conservative98

You Tube is owned by Google. They will promote his video.


5 posted on 12/22/2016 11:15:58 PM PST by palmer (turn into nonpaper w no identifying heading and send nonsecure)
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To: conservative98
The prankster’s story continued to unravel when Delta released a statement, backed up by fellow passengers, that Saleh and his partner were removed “after a disturbance in the cabin.”

Maybe I've been living in gayworld too long, but does this mean we're talking about an Arab queer here? If so, they should have told him "We'd like to make you feel at home." and then chucked him out of the plane at 10,000 feet.
6 posted on 12/22/2016 11:55:28 PM PST by fr_freak
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To: conservative98

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

A commercial pilot has an unassailable right to order anyone removed from a flight at any time. And that’s it. Not open to negotiation, challenge or discussion. The pilot has unfettered discretion in that regard.


7 posted on 12/23/2016 12:03:23 AM PST by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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To: conservative98

Muzzies shouldn’t be allowed to fly in planes.


8 posted on 12/23/2016 12:08:53 AM PST by boycott (S)
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To: conservative98

He needs to be sued, if possible. THAT will help him to stop this.


9 posted on 12/23/2016 12:19:57 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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[...] Saleh and his partner were removed “after a disturbance in the cabin.”

Maybe I've been living in gayworld too long, but does this mean we're talking about an Arab queer here?

No, not necessarily. They probably merely meant "Saleh and his partner in crime."

Regards,

10 posted on 12/23/2016 12:39:07 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: conservative98

Kinda an easy solution, place this clown and his posse on the no fly list.


11 posted on 12/23/2016 12:46:32 AM PST by mikefive (RLTW)
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To: conservative98

Would like to see Delta she him successfully!!!


12 posted on 12/23/2016 2:15:59 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (Drain the swamp. Build the wall. Open the Pizzagate. I refuse to inhabit any safe space.)
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To: conservative98

Hope Delta sues him successfully!


13 posted on 12/23/2016 2:16:39 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (Drain the swamp. Build the wall. Open the Pizzagate. I refuse to inhabit any safe space.)
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To: conservative98
Serial prank artist....

Serial prank artist???
Good God man....get a f%$^ing life !

14 posted on 12/23/2016 4:25:45 AM PST by Mopp4
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To: conservative98

It’s a little disgusting that the CNN fake news reporter Brian Stelter was able to retweet the Muslim man’s video and cause it to go viral, and he hasn’t even had to delete it, give any context about the likely hoax, tell the other side of the story, or apologize. Every day it seems CNN reporters sink further into the abyss of propagandizing rather than reporting news. At least the New York Post didn’t just buy this hoax without question.


15 posted on 12/23/2016 4:39:24 AM PST by FenwickBabbitt
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All these libtards making these false accusations... They think they are helping their cause, that they are somehow denigration President-elect Trump and his supporters. Wrong. The rash of false claims has already become widespread enough people’s first reaction to any similar story/claim is skepticism. These libtards are actually enabling the fringe that might really want to do stupid things like this. They can now go out and hurl insults at libtards, muslims, gays, etc. with near impunity. No-one is going to believe it. Good plan libtards.


16 posted on 12/23/2016 5:26:47 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: conservative98

Can’t imagine why anyone would feel remotely uncomfortable sitting on an airplane next to someone yammering in some arabic dialect. Sorry Muslim SJW, it’s your own fault, and we’ve had enough of you and yours. There’s a new sheriff coming.


17 posted on 12/23/2016 5:39:42 AM PST by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory.)
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To: CincyRichieRich

Nice quick correction, but making him a non-gender and incapable of reproducing wouldn’t be a bad idea either.


18 posted on 12/23/2016 5:47:55 AM PST by gnickgnack2 (the unruly skthis "becauseQUESTION obama's AUTHORITY)
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To: fr_freak

The Arab deviants have to flee to weak Western nations because their own governments go “Old Testament” on them. Even Christian African nations would do the same; they fear and respect God.


19 posted on 12/23/2016 9:42:29 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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