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BY SPENCER ACKERMAN
04.22.13
10:45 AM
Barely two days after cops apprehended Suspect #2 in the Boston Marathon bombings, supporters of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are rallying online. A flood of Twitter, Instagram and web postings are mirroring the crowdsourced effort to find the bomb culprit, except this time theyre out to exonerate him. Analysts of online extremism are watching closely to see if Tsarnaev becomes a cult figure.
The #freejahar hashtag on Twitter is about what youd expect after the most highly publicized manhunt in the country. Its a mix of conspiracy theories, sympathy for Tsarnaev and skepticism of the official narrative surrounding the 19-year olds arrest. Much of it is consumed with an effort to crowdsource Tsarnaevs exoneration, pointing to photos from the scene and speculating about them similar to what took place on 4Chan and Reddit to hunt the bombing perpetrators.
Hes fucking innocent. If he were guilty, it wouldnt take this long to fucking prove it, and there would actually be evidence, says one supporter, although the government has yet to charge the incapacitated, hospitalized Tsarnaev with a crime.
@J_Tsarsupport posted a photo (warning: graphic) claiming proof that half the victims are fake based on a suspicion that there ought to be more blood. Links to conspiracy accusations on Infowars which disrupted an FBI press conference on Thursday proliferate. Photos circulate purporting to show, as with this one, that the backpack containing the bomb matches one carried by a different individual. We The Private Eye have Proven Jhar innocent an soon he will publicly be innocent ..Keep up the great job campaigners, tweeted another advocate using the hashtag #TroyCrossleyTruth. Compressing the cycle of accusation and refutation online, the hashtag is already getting trolled
Similar material is emerging on Instagram and the web. On the popular photo-sharing network, @Freejaharheda posts a tinted photo of Tsarnaev declaring his innocence; disbelievers are NASA, GOVERMENT , CSI, NSI, ARMY etc. It is those who is dealing with satan. A Change.org petition to President Obama starts out with the consensus petition that Tsarnaev, who has yet to be charged, receive a fair trial. Then it slips into more curious territory: It is vital to end this persecution, as all the conflicting information shown by the media, and footage from the incident, seen by people from all corners of the world, doesnt manifest itself as enough evidence to condemn Dzhokhar Tsarnaev of this heinous crime.
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http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/cult-of-tsarnaev/
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