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'Absolute Scam': The Independent Under Fire After It Claims Rittenhouse 'Shot Three Black People'

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A leading UK newspaper, The Independent, has provoked an online uproar by arguing in a sub-headline on its front page that Kyle Rittenhouse "shot three black men".This was published on 19 November, when the newspaper reported that Rittenhouse was "cleared of murder after shooting dead two Black Lives Matter protesters" in Kenosha last year.It appears that the sub-headline has been corrected since then, but no apologies have yet been issued by The Independent over the incident.Almost all netizens were quick to lash out at what they described as an "absolute scam" and an "utterly contemptible" situation. Some users sarcastically reminded The Independent that all three of those men were white rather than black, attaching the relevant photos to their Twitter posts.On Friday, 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges, including reckless and intentional homicide, after shooting three men, killing two, during racial justice riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on 25 August 2020.

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'Absolute Scam': The Independent Under Fire After It Claims Rittenhouse 'Shot Three Black People'

09:29 GMT 21.11.2021 (Updated: 13:01 GMT 14.04.2023)

Kyle Rittenhouse waits for court to begin during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha (Wisconsin) Circuit Court in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 9, 2021. - Sputnik International, 1920, 21.11.2021

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On Friday, a jury in the Kenosha District Court of the US state of Wisconsin found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty after killing two people and wounding another at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. He was acquitted as the jury decided that the 18-year-old was acting in self-defence.

A leading UK newspaper, The Independent, has provoked an online uproar by arguing in a sub-headline on its front page that Kyle Rittenhouse "shot three black men".

This was published on 19 November, when the newspaper reported that Rittenhouse was "cleared of murder after shooting dead two Black Lives Matter protesters" in Kenosha last year.

"Full story: Teenager who shot three black men with rifle found not guilty on all charges", the sub-headline read. There's just one little issue - all three men shot by Rittenhouse were, in fact, white.

It appears that the sub-headline has been corrected since then, but no apologies have yet been issued by The Independent over the incident.

Almost all netizens were quick to lash out at what they described as an "absolute scam" and an "utterly contemptible" situation. Some users sarcastically reminded The Independent that all three of those men were white rather than black, attaching the relevant photos to their Twitter posts.

Can the @Independent explain why it claims #KyleRittenhouse “shot three black men”? They should have their account suspended for such blatant misreporting. Absolute scum are these mainstream outlets. They wonder why numbers are in the toilet. pic.twitter.com/ptLWBOchyk
— The Quiet Part Loud (@QuietPartLoud) November 20, 2021

Here are your three #Black men @Independent
Please stop disrespecting your readers with lies https://t.co/qq5oz8IiKy pic.twitter.com/X0iPLS3FSv
— 995mu (@995mu) November 20, 2021

Next time an Independent journalist accuses anyone of trafficking in misinformation, throw this front page back in their face. The three men shot by Kyle Rittenhouse were white, not black. Staggeringly irresponsible journalism. pic.twitter.com/OXv6kyQxhi
— Toby Young (@toadmeister) November 20, 2021

Fact Check False: UK News Publication Claims Kyle Rittenhouse Shot ‘Three Black Men’ The Independent falsely claimed that Kyle Rittenhouse “shot three black men with rifle” More Media Madness! pic.twitter.com/gtkTktzLLg
— Dr. Jake Baker (@DrJakeBaker) November 19, 2021

This is crazy, how has the @Independent become so infected with the narrative that they think three black men were shot?

Despite there being video which clearly demonstrates this isn't the case?

I thought the UK was proofed against it.

Kinda terrifying. 😬#KyleRittenhouse pic.twitter.com/nsU4SNGEdV
— GCBeeGee (@GCBeeGee) November 19, 2021

To everyone saying The Independent’s headline of Rittenhouse shooting three black men is fake: it still appears in Google’s cache.

Also @TailedFeature has found the archived version. https://t.co/f8sLNNWeA9 pic.twitter.com/2eSg1GkYLd
— Rose of Dawn (@Rose_Of_Dawn) November 19, 2021

Hi @Independent are these the three black men Rittenhouse shot? pic.twitter.com/3pAT1jNIgU
— David Poulden ®️ (@DavidPoulden) November 20, 2021

I'm gonna need to get a fact check on the claim that Rittenhouse "shot three black men." @Independent

This is the mainstream media.

And they wonder why no one trusts them anymore. pic.twitter.com/JkQDVtu4xj
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) November 20, 2021

Imagine my utter surprise, the left wing media lying. The @Independent claiming Kyle Rittenhouse shot three black men, THEY WERE WHITE. It's why nobody trusts the media, they lie to stoke division and trouble, were none exists. Utterly contemptible. pic.twitter.com/ZJ6aZenrq3
— Iain Tait GSBOUT ⚒️⚒️ (@RitaitIain) November 20, 2021

"Next time an Independent journalist accuses anyone of trafficking in misinformation, throw this front page back in their face. The three men shot by Kyle Rittenhouse were white, not black. Staggeringly irresponsible journalism", one user noted.

On Friday, 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges, including reckless and intentional homicide, after shooting three men, killing two, during racial justice riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on 25 August 2020.