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  • 2016-07-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Seahawks' Richard Sherman Condemns 'Black Lives Matter' Movement (en)
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  • In July 2016, several web sites including Ending The Fed and Political Insider reported that Seattle Seahawks cornerback had authored a message slamming the Black Lives Matter movement: Although these articles were pubished on 10 July 2016 (not long after five police officers were killed by a sniper at a Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas) they actually refer to a message posted in September 2015. Ending The Fed did not provide this information, instead misleading readers into thinking that the story was current; they added fuel to the fire by including a screenshot of the rant attributed to Sherman, bearing the timestamp 6 days ago: Richard Sherman did not author the post displayed above, nor did he write it in response to the shootings of Dallas police officers. The message originally circulated in September 2015, after a meme featuring a photograph of Sherman was included in a blog post purportedly written by radio host King Noble calling for an open season on killing white people and cops. At the time, Sherman flatly denied writing the post: Before reporters could even ask him a question at his weekly press conference, Sherman brought up the issue. I did not write that article, said Sherman, who said some people had sent it to him over the weekend. It all started with a blog post purportedly by Atlanta-based activist King Noble, who in a recent video called for an open season on killing white people and cops. The blog post purportedly showed a meme of Sherman with his arm around running back Marshawn Lynch with the caption, When we gon Kill These KKKrakas Bro. That blog post led to the response by someone claiming to be R Sherman and included a picture of Sherman as the avatar. Sherman said the impostor's response was poorly written, but did have some points he agreed with.At the same press conference, Sherman gave his own thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement: As yet, no one has claimed authorship of the posting that was originally attributed to Sherman. (en)
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