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Pro-Trump Media Is Falsely Claiming That The Chemical Attack In Syria Was A Hoax

Pizzagater Mike Cernovich is leading an online campaign to "stop World War III" under the hashtag #SyriaHoax.

A chemical attack by the Syrian government against civilians — including children — this week left at least 72 people dead and hundreds of others injured.

The attack was condemned by President Trump, and on Thursday, military leaders were briefing him on response options.

As the US weighed those options, alt-right blogger and Trump supporter Mike Cernovich worked to convince his thousands of followers that it was all a hoax.




Infowars, a right-wing conspiracy site, claimed the Syrian attack was faked by groups funded by liberal billionaire George Soros.

Former US Rep. Ron Paul agreed the Syrian attack was a "false flag" — a government-sponsored conspiracy.

Richard Spencer, another leading alt right and white nationalist figure, claimed to speak for the movement as a whole. "We want good relations with Bashar al-Assad," he tweeted, "and we urge Trump to halt the rush to war."

The #SyriaHoax hashtag spread among other Trump supporters on Twitter.