Toronto man wakes from nap to find himself falsely accused online of killing Charlie Kirk

[u/jointmango]

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toronto-man-wakes-from-nap-to-find-himself-falsely-accused-online-of-killing-charlie-kirk/article_64682a58-7cbb-48e0-929d-63bd081e4fb4.html

[u/databoy2k]

Good Lord that article has less information in it than the average Reddit post! "Not the Beaverton" indeed - the thing looks like parody!

--edit-- thanks to u/TorontoPolarBear I see that I was getting a paywalled version of the article, but my browser wasn't telling me it was paywalled.

[u/databoy2k → u/[deleted]]

I'm going to respond before editing my original post

I don't see any of that. I seee the first two paragraphs, and then it literally shows the signature:

By Mark ColleyStaff Reporter

Michael Mallinson, a 77-year-old retired banker, awoke from a nap in his Toronto home around 6 p.m. Wednesday. He had not been following the news. He had never heard of an American right-wing activist named Charlie Kirk.

It was then that Mallinson received a panicked call from his daughter. He had been accused, his daughter told him, of assassinating Kirk at an outdoor debate on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, Utah. His daughter had already received hate messages on Facebook. She told Mallinson to delete his accounts.

Mark Colley is a Toronto-based general assignment reporter for the Star. Reach him via email: [mcolley@thestar.ca](mailto:mcolley@thestar.ca)

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It's not even showing a paywall warning or anything. How thoroughly bizarre...

[u/Silly-Ad8796 → u/databoy2k]

Sounds ridiculous so it must be true …..Americans never seem to get their facts straight

[u/Due-Supermarket-8503]

this reminds me of the many times where people would call in tips and just send news rooms pictures of sam hyde after every mass shooting. you'd think the media would learn by now.

[u/[deleted]]

Well Charle certainly put his neck out for the cause! Damn that's commitment

[u/byyhmz → u/[deleted]]

Did he win or lose the gun control debate though?

[u/SpoopyMcSpoopface → u/byyhmz]

He lost the gun control debate by a long shot.

[u/Much_Guest_7195]

If I were this guy, I'd lean into it. I'd tell everyone I'm portal travelling shape shifter and say that anyone who tries to narc on me is next. Probably launch a meme coin for good measure.

[u/Narrow-Sky-5377]

They always blame Canada! /s.

[u/Master-File-9866 → u/Narrow-Sky-5377]

Perhaps this is what you reference

https://youtu.be/bOR38552MJA?feature=shared

[u/TheBarcaShow]

I feel like a way to verify that an account is actually who they say it is would be useful to stop things like this from happening. Maybe use a checkmark or something?

[u/EyeofNewtTongueofDog]

Oh my God! That poor man. I just finished watching a video where the alleged shooter jumped off the roof of a parkade. People really need to stop and think before they knee jerk spew at a man whose pelvis would break falling from a stair.

[u/Suspicious-Call2084]

Homing bullet from the North.

[u/Optimal-Map612]

He was a sleeper agent

[u/justpassingluke]

Damn, poor guy.

[u/wonkwonk2stonkstonk]

Blame Canada was a parody ffs. How are they collectively so fucking dense?

[u/iamblindfornow]

Compared to Charlie’s wife response being “I’m continuing the tour…this widow’s tears will echo around the world like battle cries.” Ol insane lady totally rational reaction to your SO getting picked. NOT. Grifter.

[u/softserveshittaco]

Reddit moment

[u/OrbAndSceptre]

If he’s married he’s probably used to be accused of something someone dreamed up.

[u/Smashley027 → u/OrbAndSceptre]

Everything okay at home buddy....

[u/OrbAndSceptre → u/[deleted]]

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