Thread by @Shayan86

Today marks the second anniversary of the Christchurch shootings.

I've had to watch quite a lot of horrible footage in the years I've been doing this job. To this date, I rank that awful video as the most horrifying piece of content I've ever witnessed.
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When I arrived at work that morning, the 8chan thread on which Brenton Tarrant had posted his manifesto and a link to the Facebook live video of his massacre had been removed.

But archived versions of the thread, the video and Tarrant's mainfesto were all over the internet.

I spent the entire day watching the footage and reading the manifesto, which was filled with far-right trolling phrases and numerous 8chan memes.

I read the entire thread, and despaired at how fellow 8chan anons cheered on Tarrant as he carried out the horrific attack.

I looked around to see what conspiracies were being spread about the attack. As usual, QAnon believers were at the forefront.

And then I wrote this explainer about the manifesto and the reaction to the attack by the far-right and conspiratorial circles.
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