A tweet from former FBI director James B. Comey sparked a conspiracy that led to the cancellation of an annual school fundraiser in Grass Valley.
Organizers have canceled an annual fundraiser in Northern California after their tiny school became the target of online conspiracy theorists, who claimed on Twitter that the event could be pulled into a terror plot.and scheduled for Saturday — will not happen out of concerns for personal safety. The crisis in the town northeast of Sacramento unfolded earlier this week, starting with a tweet from former FBI Director James B. Comey.
“In the current political and social climate, schools and communities must take into consideration matters never before imagined,” organizers said in a statement announcing the cancellation of the Nevada County Fairgrounds event. “It’s quite difficult to talk about…. It doesn’t make any sense. It’s pretty nutty,” Wendy Willoughby, foundation president,The tweets prompted social media users across the country to bombard the organizers with questions, asking if their foundation is legitimate or expressing concern for their welfare. Some people posted videos, while others began viewing online photos of the students.
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