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  • 2022-02-14 (xsd:date)
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  • ATF Valentine’s Day Tweet – Truth or Fiction? (en)
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  • ATF Valentine’s Day Tweet Claim On February 14 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) published a tweet encouraging Americans to report their exes for Valentine's Day. Rating True Like this fact check? Reporting On February 14 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) trended on Twitter with the following description: Many react to a recent Valentine’s Day-themed Tweet from the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) Some of the top tweets featured a screenshot or image of the purported ATF Valentine’s Day tweet: the ATF wants you to snitch on your ex so they can bust down their door and shoot their dog as a valentine’s day surprise Florida is where wokes go to die... Please enable JavaScript Florida is where wokes go to die 💕these people are sick💕 pic.twitter.com/UtMq13thEw — Shoe (@shoe0nhead) February 14, 2022 The ATF tweeted this out today... Never, in the course of human history, would a jaded ex falsely report their ex to the feds of a made up crime they didn't commit. Never... 🤨👀 pic.twitter.com/JOJSQ7DTvF — Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) February 14, 2022 In the appended graphic, a felt heart appeared on the right side. On the left side, text read: Got an ex who buys or sells guns illegally? We would love to meet and treat them to a Valentine’s Day surprise! Call: 1-888-ATF-TIPS 1-888-283-8477 Email: [email protected] Web: www.atf.gov/atf-tips (888) ATF-TIPS | www.ATF.gov | Twitter: @ATFHQ | Facebook: facebook.com/HQATF | YouTube: ATFHQ Several of the top tweets retweeted the original tweet , which was real and published by the verified @ATFHQ account on February 14 2022: Valentine's Day can still be fun even if you broke up. Do you have information about a former (or current) partner involved in illegal gun activity? Let us know, and we will make sure it's a Valentine's Day to remember! Call 1-888-ATF-TIPS or email [email protected] pic.twitter.com/OdDIPdIzkr — ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) February 14, 2022 Results in the Top tweets tab were universally critical of the tweet and its implications . Among other things, commenters opined that the ATF was encouraging people to swat their former partners: Holy fucking shit the ATF is encouraging people to SWAT their ex. AND CALLING IT FUN. https://t.co/VhtXozmWUI — THE FALL OF IDEALS 15 YEAR CELEBRATION TOUR! (@philthatremains) February 14, 2022 Just when you thought the ATF's twitter couldn't get worse https://t.co/YkNSJINnxm — Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) February 14, 2022 Are you out of revenge Valentine’s Day ideas this year? The ATF got you, fam! Because faking a pregnancy test or keying his car is soooooooo 2018. https://t.co/5DELapZcNq — The Provost / سيدة الفتنة (@MsEntropy) February 14, 2022 This Valentine's Day, the ATF wants you to know that if you're mad at your ex(es), you can have them assassinated on tax payers' dime. 🙄 — Libertarian Party of New York (@lpnyofficial) February 14, 2022 News organizations and disinformation purveyors both covered the reaction to the ATF Valentine’s Day tweet. Fox News’ coverage described the agency as Biden’s ATF, and included a statement: President Biden’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) suggested that Americans report their current and former partners’ alleged illegal gun activity to the agency as a fun Valentine’s Day activity. [...] A spokesperson for the ATF told Fox News Digital in a Monday [February 14 2022] email that the fight to protect the public from firearm-related violence is not just up to law enforcement; it’s a partnership between our communities and law enforcement. We look to those who live within the communities we protect, to provide law enforcement with real time intelligence as to violent offenders, the spokesperson said. Like many law enforcement agencies, our tip lines enable citizens to report suspicious activities generally, or to provide information about particular crimes. An Independent.co.uk article noted: The tweet was retweeted by the US Justice Department, and comes at a time when the Biden White House is focused on cracking down on illegal guns proliferating the US. On February 14 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms trended on Twitter due to an ATF Valentine’s Day tweet encouraging users who had an ex who buys or sells guns illegally to report that person, so the agency could meet and treat them to a Valentine’s Day surprise. The tweet was realm and the ATF said in a statement that their tip lines existed to enable citizens to report suspicious activities generally, or to provide information about particular crimes. Posted in Fact Checks , Viral Content Tagged ATF , ATF valentines day tweet , swatting , twitter memes , viral tweets (en)
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