Mythical buses full of bloodthirsty antifa protestors are causing panic in rural counties throughout the country — even though there’s no evidence they exist.
NBC News first reported on the recent surge of antifa-related misinformation, some of which was promoted by white nationalist groups posing as antifa accounts.
In Forks, Washington, a multi-racial family of four was harassed by armed locals, who believed they represented an antifa incursion.
One local posted a picture of his bus on Facebook as evidence of the antifa incursion, claiming “this bus was full of them.â€.
In Curry County, Oregon, Sheriff John Ward told his department’s Facebook followers, “I got information that three buss [sic] loads of Antifa protestors are making their way†into the county — although he added, “I don’t know if the rumors are true or not.â€.
Sparta’s sheriff addressed the rumors on Friday, saying “we have no evidence leading us to believe this threat is at all credible.†Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment
But in a statement last week, Barr warned of traveling antifa cells similar to those described by Natural News
It’s a more restrained version of the rhetoric used by President Trump, who has used antifa as a political foil since early in his campaign