PennLive noted that it “was not the first time Antifa was accused of making similar plans in Gettysburg. Department of Homeland Security – called in by the National Park Service to provide security - kept watch over them. Many wore T-shirts expressing their support of gun rights and Donald Trump.Ī small contingent of armed people had stationed themselves at the Virginia Memorial on Confederate Avenue on the battlefield. They flew American and Confederate flags. Just walking around and observing, it seemed fair to conclude that there hasn’t been this much firepower present in Gettysburg since 1863.Ī sizeable group of people armed with military-style semi-automatic weapons – a lot of AR-15s and a few AK-47s (a Russian weapon) – stood in the shade of a large oak by the entrance to the parking lot across Taneytown Road from the National Cemetery. Gettysburg was besieged by heavily armed people, some members of right-wing militias and others just people who have a lot of guns. So what happens when social media is weaponized to inflame the passions of people? Mike Argento of the Hanover Evening Sun offered this description: The whole thing was a prank, and very possibly an example of the sort of social media mischief that Russian agents carried out in 2016. The problem? There were no Antifa activists planning to burn flags in Gettysburg. Plenty of people showed up to defend the American flag from being burned by “Antifa” activists who supposedly used social media to advertise plans for a big Independence Day protest. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)ĭon’t believe everything you read on the Internet. That should be the first takeaway from July 4 events at Gettysburg National Military Park. Members of a militia walk past a tourist as they patrol the area surrounding the Gettysburg National Cemetery Saturday, July 4, 2020, at Gettysburg National Military Park, in Gettysburg, Pa. ![]() Now, it’s time to find better ways to interact with you and ensure we meet your high standards of what a credible media organization should be. The days of journalism’s one-way street of simply producing stories for the public have long been over.
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