Twitter users are being called out for posting fake claims of racially motivated assaults at 'Black Panther' showings

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February 16, 2018 5:36 PM

Many of the false claims have used unrelated photos of physically abused women to suggest that assaults took place at screenings of the film on Thursday.

A number of Twitter users are being called out for posting fake claims of racially motivated assaults at showings of Marvel's "Black Panther.
Many of the false claims have used unrelated photos of physically abused women.

A handful of Twitter users have been called out for posting fake claims of racially motivated assaults at showings of Marvel's "Black Panther," Buzzfeed reported Friday.

Others on Twitter have called out the fake claims of assault, citing the original photos of the abused women used in the fabricated posts.

Fake posts are being create... @ Trapa Fasa

@NorthlandsOwn This is a 20... @ Gan Sharma

Twitter has already taken down a number of posts previously reported by Buzzfeed.

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