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  • 2021-11-03 (xsd:date)
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  • Fake tweet attributed to Alec Baldwin shooting victim Halyna Hutchins (en)
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  • Facebook posts circulating in Australia purport to show a tweet from Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was killed when actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a movie set. The tweet was apparently posted three days before Hutchins's death and said she had information that will lead to Hillary Clinton's arrest. The tweet is fabricated; there is no record of Hutchins posting the message and the screenshot of the tweet shows a verified account, while there is no verified Twitter account belonging to her. The screenshot was posted on Facebook on October 23. It appears to show a tweet posted on October 18 by an account called @HalynaHutchins. The tweet reads, I have information that will lead to Hillary Clinton's arrest. Hutchins was killed during the filming of Rust when Baldwin fired a gun he had been told by the film's assistant director was cold -- meaning it did not have a live round in the chamber. A screenshot of a Facebook post sharing the fake tweet, taken on November 2, 2021 The same screenshot was shared on Facebook here and here . However, the tweet is fabricated. A search of Twitter accounts belonging to people called Halyna Hutchins found an account @HalynaHutchins , which features the cinematographer's name as both the Twitter name and username, as well as a profile photo of her and a link to her website . The account does not display any tweets or a blue Verified badge next to Hutchins's name, contrary to the screenshot shared on Facebook. It also features a different profile picture. A blue Verified badge lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic, Twitter says. Below is a comparison of the Twitter handle @HalynaHutchins (left) and the screenshot shared on Facebook (right). Comparison of the Twitter handle @HalynaHutchins (left) and the screenshot shared on Facebook (right) A screenshot of the Twitter profile, taken on October 23 and made available on the Wayback Machine digital archive tool, shows a message reading, @HalynaHutchins hasn't Tweeted. AFP also debunked posts falsely claiming that Hutchins planned to work on a Hollywood pedophilia documentary before her death. (en)
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