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There’s an astounding amount of people who were fooled by a fake news article claiming Arizona was instituting “gay-to-straight programs” in public schools.
We noticed that several people actually thought this was real, but, checking through Twitter, there are perhaps thousands of people freaking out over this completely fake program. Check out 100 of the biggest freak-outs we found:
See also:
–No, Jan Brewer Is Not Putting “Gay-To-Straight Programs” in Arizona Schools
We’re aiming to raise $30,000 by December 31, so we can continue covering what matters most to you. If New Times matters to you, please take action and contribute today, so when news happens, our reporters can be there. 100.) Jan Brewer is so fucked up. Read this, please, everyone. Srsly makes me want to cry. http://t.co/YMKCwmdhOY— Yannel Aguirre (@young_yanal) August 22, 2013 99.) “Uneducated,” says the man who used the word “Straigjr.” 98.) 97.) 96.) 95.) 94.) 93.) 92.) 91.) TMI 90.) 89.) 88.) 87.) 86.) 85.) 84.) 83.) 82.) 81.) 80.) 79.) 78.) 77.) 76.) 75.) 74.) 73.) 72.) 71.) 70.) 69.) 68.) ^^^Lawyer 67.) 66.) 65.) 64.) 63.) 62.) 61.) 60.) 59.) Nah girl, they kiddinya ’bout the program. 58.) 57.) 56.) 55.) ELLEN!!!! 54.) Sounds worse than normal gay. Let’s hope Jesus can save them. 53.) Even better, because it’s literally made-up. 52.) Merriam-Webster shows just one spelling. 51.) 50.) 49.) It’s the budget that’s the problem. 48.) 47.) 46.) 45.) This guy is literally going to murder a woman, using the article as a weapon. 44.) 43.) 42.) 41. 40.) 39.) 38.) THE CHILDREN, JAN 37.) Literally run by Hitler. 36.) 35.) 34.) 33.) 32.) 31.) (*Crazy alert*) 30.) 29.) BARACK!!!! 28.) 27.) ANDERSOOOOOOOOON! 26.) 25.) Arizona passed a gay to straight conversion program for all public schools. Excuse me whilst I kill myself— Johnny Stacewicz (@JayBurhd) August 22, 2013 Hey man, if you didn’t already ice yourself, this whole post is about people who didn’t realize this is fake.
24.) 23.) 22.) 21.) 20.) CHER!!!!! 19.) RACHEL!!!!! 18) 17.) 16.) 15.) 14.) 13.) 12.) Superman? 11.) fuck me ive never seen anything like it http://t.co/w4qSlO9COg — Hannah Nowland (@HannahNowland) August 22, 2013 10.) 9.) 9.) 8.) 7.) 6.) BILL!?!?!?! 5.) 4.) 3.) SOMEONE!!!!! 2.) 1.) THIS IS A FUCKING JOKE. Send feedback and tips to the author. Follow Matthew Hendley on Twitter at @MatthewHendley.
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