There was no fast affirmation of the reason for the collapse
Washington, United States:
Conspiracy theorists stated Tuesday that the Baltimore bridge collapse resulted from an intentional assault — regardless of officers shortly saying there was no proof for that.
Hours after a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending autos and folks plunging into the US metropolis’s frigid harbor, customers throughout X and different platforms blamed the whole lot from terrorists to Israel.
Among probably the most widespread posts got here from influencer Andrew Tate, who informed his 9 million followers on X that the 300-meter vessel “was cyber-attacked.”
“Lights go off and it deliberately steers towards the bridge support,” the US-born Briton stated. “Foreign agents of the USA attack digital infrastructures. Nothing is safe.”
DataWars founder Alex Jones, discovered liable in a number of defamation lawsuits for claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary faculty mass capturing was a hoax, reposted the allegation.
“Looks deliberate to me,” he stated. “A cyber-attack is probable. WW3 has already started.”
There was no fast affirmation of the reason for the collapse, however Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley stated there was no indication of terrorism.
Footage appeared to indicate the ship going darkish twice within the moments earlier than the collision, and Maryland Governor Wes Moore stated throughout a press convention Tuesday that “the crew notified authorities of a power issue.”
Moore added that officers had not seen “any credible evidence of a terrorist attack.” Bill DelBagno, particular agent in command of the FBI’s Baltimore subject workplace, additionally stated there was no proof of terrorism.
Those assurances haven’t stopped the deluge of rumors on X, the place some accounts are linking the tragedy to the United States’ abstention in a UN Security Council vote calling for a right away ceasefire within the Gaza struggle.
“Did Israel just hit the US over not using the Veto power yesterday??” one account stated in a publish with hundreds of interactions.
Others blamed the bridge collapse on the Islamic State group or company range initiatives which have change into a flashpoint forward of the US presidential election, whereas recommendations of a “false flag” populated probably the most conspiratorial pages.
Synergy Marine Group, the managers of the Singapore-flagged Dali container ship managed by two Baltimore port pilots on the time of the collision, stated the reason for the crash has but to be decided. None of the crew have been injured.
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