A couple days ago, I posted a very popular discussion of Andy Ngo’s intentional misinformation regarding a hammer attack incident during the Portland fascist intimidation rally this weekend.https://twitter.com/RespectableLaw/status/1162972206147743744 …
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But there’s so much more to know about Andy Ngo, as some of his defenders proved.pic.twitter.com/FYekL2eQze
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A few people have been debunking Andy’s “reporting” on this Portland this weekend, but I’m going to dive deep and put it all in one place. And I’m going to cover Andy’s lengthy history of bad faith practices. So get comfortable.
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Let’s start with Portland this weekend, and this viral tweet about a poor middle-aged man who was maced and beaten as a mob surrounded them. Andy’s video begins with the man already on the ground.pic.twitter.com/vT5RBvQ1Cr
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And here's some more info on the guy in the vest from
@DonovanFarley:pic.twitter.com/binvUnI0wO
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Here’s some more misinformation spread by Andy – that antifa attacked a young girl.pic.twitter.com/fdlmxDwWnO
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But that’s not a young girl. That’s noted alt-right goon “Based Spartan” and his adult daughter. They didn’t get separated. They spent the whole day agitating people, spoiling for a fight:https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/1162867061053411328 …
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And sure, Andy corrected this one when he got called out, but there’s a small problem inherent to unreliable people like Andy:https://twitter.com/Avi_Bueno/status/1163271705852338176 …
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Andy next claimed an antifa mob attacked when police weren’t around.pic.twitter.com/9QjOz8mseT
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But as reported by many people, this fight was caused when a Patriot Prayer weirdo rode his bike through protestors.https://twitter.com/andrewkimmel/status/1162873757431500800 …
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The guy on the bike, Greg Isaacson, is a well-known goon. He was arrested on June 3rd with some fellow Patriot Prayer goons during another violent intimidation rally (bottom right).pic.twitter.com/opnyjrmrp4
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Andy’s claim about the police not being there to break up the fight is also wrong:https://twitter.com/letsgomathias/status/1163511727968923648 …
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And this next bit is thick with irony: Not only did Andy misrepresent the right-wing bike incident, but he later spread misinformation claiming a traffic accident near the protest was caused by antifa.pic.twitter.com/F7BcLikY9n
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Then the Portland Police -- who aren’t exactly antifa friendly -- said the incident wasn’t related to the demonstration.https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=250140&ec=1&ch=twitter …
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Hours later, Andy mentioned the Portland Police statement, but doesn’t mention the incident wasn’t related to the demonstration. In fact, Andy says “a source” (read: probably a fascist terrorist on meth) told him it was antifa:pic.twitter.com/HgqvAp3HTq
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It’s non-stop bullshit stories that keep changing in order to fit what the audience wants. First it’s antifa standing in the street. Then he misrepresents a police report and changes his story to an antifa woman driving the scooter. This is InfoWars-level garbage.
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One of the things you’ll notice about Andy’s propaganda pieces is that they typically don’t include the beginning of whatever happened. They start in the middle, or more frequently, at the very end, where some fascist goon is looking pitiful.
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A good example is the hammer attacker who Andy misrepresented in the bus incident.pic.twitter.com/x9PYjKYwC0
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Another example of this phenomenon in mainstream media is John Blum. There’s a good chance you saw this photo in national publications during the protest in which Ngo was punched and milkshaked.pic.twitter.com/km6bNVyrN6
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It’s far less likely you saw any of the footage taken of Mr. Blum – a legit fascist militia goon and Three Percenter – attacking people with a police baton.pic.twitter.com/uGEoK587aX
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And of course none of us will ever forget “concrete milkshakes.” A moronic fantasy concocted by some Proud Boy meatheads and believed by some dumb Portland cop who had never seen a coconut-based non-dairy milkshake.https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/1146235841922117632 …
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Fewer people know about a shocking incident back in May, when Andy accompanied his fascist thug pals on a field trip to attack the Cider Riot pub, a local leftist hangout. The gang attacked patrons, spraying mace into the patio of the bar.pic.twitter.com/6eBLtm3CtV
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The owner of the bar has filed a lawsuit against Patriot Prayer members, noting that his patrons were struck with bricks being hurled into the patio.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PIm-l9wI6U …
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The patrons poured outside the bar to confront the attackers, and Patriot Prayer weirdo Ian Kramer was arrested after he broke a woman’s neck with a baton. While she was in the hospital, Andy Ngo published her name.pic.twitter.com/FCj8hLtEkB
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There is also apparently video of Andy filming and pointing out this same woman prior to the attack. I haven’t seen the footage but multiple people have told me it was posted by this account, and there are other tweets discussing the video. https://twitter.com/_WhyzGuy_/status/1147160451136069632 …
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About a month later, when a couple of irate protestors punched Andy for his role in the Cider Riot incident and long history of antagonizing Portland leftists and assisting fascist thugs, Andy became a cause celebre, not just among the right, but among mainstream journalists.
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These oblivious journalists took a look at Andy’s weepy little eyes and never thought to question who he really was or whether he was representing himself in good faith.
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