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    The Shooter’s Manifesto Was Designed to Troll

    The violent rhetoric was written for an audience.
    by Taylor Lorenz Mar 15, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: Reuters

    In the hours after the horrific mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, people desperately searched the internet for any sign of a motive or meaning behind the attack. Early Friday, a number of unverified social-media posts surfaced, along with a bizarre manifesto posted to 8chan, rich with irony and references to memes.

    Together, the posts suggest that every aspect of the shootings was designed to gain maximum attention online, in part by baiting the media. The shooter live-streamed the attack itself on Facebook, and the video was quickly shared across

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