Despite No Evidence of Black Lives Matter Involvement, #BLMKidnapping Trending on Twitter

Despite no evidence that the assailants in the livestreamed Chicago torture and kidnapping were affiliated with or supporters of the Black Lives Matter protest movement, #BLMKidnapping began trending on Twitter Thursday.

In the video, the assailants can be heard shouting “F*** white people” and “F*** Donald Trump,” but not any slogans affiliated with Black Lives Matter. Still, the hashtag began trending after apparently being kickstarted by alt-right figure Mike Cernovich.

If Trump must “disavow” every random Internet troll, then #BlackLivesMatter must disavow every crime or else they support it. #BLMKidnapping

— Mike Cernovich ?? (@Cernovich) January 5, 2017

Others on the right and alt-right soon followed, racking up thousands of retweets.

Chicago hate crime law. This is clearly a hate crime. Why have Chicago police refused to label it that? #BLMKidnapping pic.twitter.com/1sCB580JW5

— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) January 5, 2017

#BLMKidnapping was an opportunity for the left’s redemption. Reporters just needed to tell the truth. Instead, they sealed their casket.

— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) January 5, 2017

The silence from the usual progressive race-baiting outlets over #BLMkidnapping is deafening.

— Sargon of Akkad (@Sargon_of_Akkad) January 5, 2017

The Truth about the #BLMKidnapping you won’t see on the mainstream media: https://t.co/KMKI2zqm4V

— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) January 5, 2017

Remember the #blmkidnapping every time some journalist lies about my white advocacy organization and calls it a hate group.

— Richard ? Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) January 5, 2017

I don’t know what’s more disgusting, the video itself or the silence from the social justice warrior leftist media #BLMKidnapping

— Deplorable Melissa (@sweetatertot2) January 5, 2017

Who in the name of hell raised the #BLMkidnapping goons?

— Adam Baldwin (@AdamBaldwin) January 5, 2017

Some like Glenn Beck also blamed the movement without using the hashtag. Others hijacked the hashtag to challenge its premise.

All of the white people in the #BLMKidnapping tag aren’t nearly as concerned about the white boy as they are with demonizing black people.

— busan babe™ (@melaninbarbie) January 5, 2017

Was it a hate crime? YES
Are they gonna pay for what they did? YES
Is it because of BLM? NO #BLMKidnapping

— Imjustinwilson (@Imjustinwilson) January 5, 2017

I’ll reply to the white supremacist #BLMKidnapping hashtag later this morning. I will also address the assault in Chicago.

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 5, 2017

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