Murder of Seth Rich
The murder of Seth Rich happened on Sunday, July 10, 2016, at 4:20 a.m. in Washington, D.C.[1] Rich died about an hour and a half after receiving two gunshot wounds to the back. He was murdered by unknown people for unknown reasons, but police suspected he had been the victim of an attempted robbery.[2]
The 27-year-old Rich worked for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and his murder caused many right-wing conspiracy theories,[3] including the false claim that Rich had been involved with the leaked DNC emails in 2016.[4]
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post wrote that the promotion of these conspiracy theories was an example of fake news.[5][6]
Murder Of Seth Rich Media
Bike rack and plaque outside the DNC headquarters
References
- ↑ Morton, Joseph (August 4, 2016). "D.C. police, family of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich urge anyone with information about murder to come forward". Omaha World-Herald. http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/d-c-police-family-of-slain-dnc-staffer-seth-rich/article_dc98d83c-c674-5136-b681-b20d930fcb0c.html. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ↑ Guo, Jeff (May 24, 2017). "The bonkers Seth Rich conspiracy theory, explained". Vox. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/24/15685560/seth-rich-conspiracy-theory-explained-fox-news-hannity.
- ↑ Bromwich, Jonah Engel (May 17, 2017). How the Murder of a D.N.C. Staffer Fueled Conspiracy Theories. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/us/seth-rich-dnc-wikileaks.html. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ↑ Polantz, Katelyn; Collinson, Stephen (July 14, 2018). 12 Russians indicted in Mueller investigation. https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/politics/russia-investigation-indictments/index.html. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ↑ Rutenberg, Jim (May 24, 2017). Sean Hannity, a Murder and Why Fake News Endures. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/business/media/seth-rich-fox-news-sean-hannity.html. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ↑ Weigel, David (May 20, 2017). The Seth Rich conspiracy shows how fake news still works. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/20/the-seth-rich-conspiracy-shows-how-fake-news-still-works/. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
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