Gay flag on fire

One viral online post this week said a man got more than he bargained for while attempting to protest during the celebration this month, however, setting his house on fire as he tried to burn a. The woman arrested for allegedly setting fire to a gay pride flag outside a Manhattan restaurant, an incident caught on camera, was found mentally unfit for trial.

An LGBTQ flag was burned at an elementary school in Southern California this month ahead of a Pride event, and police are investigating the incident as a hate crime, authorities said. Two men were caught on camera attempting to set a pride flag on fire outside a home in Roslindale, Massachusetts, early Thursday morning. Doorbell video from just before 2 a.m.

showed the. Authorities said a person broke into Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood, California, and set a small LGBTQ flag on fire that was displayed in a flower pot. His focus is reporting on misinformation and misleading information in U. He has in-depth knowledge of open source-intelligence research and the global disinformation industry.

He is a graduate of Liverpool and Nottingham Trent University. You can get in touch with Tom by emailing t. You can find him on X tomsnorton, on Instagram NortonNewsweek. Languages: English. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. One viral online post this week said a man got more than he bargained for while attempting to protest during the celebration this month, however, setting his house on fire as he tried to burn a rainbow flag.

There have been several reports from across the country of advocation for and acts of burning rainbow flags related to Pride Month this year. The idea that someone set fire to their house in an attempt to burn the flag not only echoed these reported acts but appeared to convince social media users as well.

There are easier ways out of the closet, right? While the premise of it may have mimicked some of the authentic reports about flag burning, the post was intended as satire. The account which sent it, The Halfway Post, describes itself as "Halfway true comedy and satire" written by comedian Dash MacIntyre, whose X profile also says that he publishes "satirical Dada news HalfwayPost.

His decision came 30 years after police raided The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, in , sparking violent clashes among patrons, residents and law enforcement.

While there have been calls to and acts of rainbow flag burnings during Pride Month, this story is satirical. The account that posted it, The Halfway Post, produces what it calls "Halfway true comedy and satire. Copy Link. Fact Check. Writers Page. Read original. Speed: 0.

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