Another hoax of being targeting for exercising one’s freedom of speech?
Could be a hoax — someone wants to be a victim.
But if it’s real, this is another part of the coming Civil War. Just like CNN outing the kid who made the gif.
It’s street justice. Segments of society are going outside the existing governmental framework and trying to “smash” the people who are on the other side politically. This is basically what lynching was. “I think I know who raped that woman. Let’s not wait for the sheriff or the courts. Let’s just hang him.”
CNN found the gif guy? Threaten to expose him to danger.
Doxxing the CNN people so that they can be threatened in turn by the mob?
This woman with her flag hatred? Let’s threaten her family.
This is a breakdown in the social order. It’s not exactly unprecedented, but this is not at all typical for American society. This sort of behavior is indicative of a social contract being torn apart.
I misread your post. I thought you were asking if the story was a hoax.