not travel as far as the lie receiving just a single like on facebook the right scoop did not respond to a request for commentimage3 false claims of planned violence at polling sites by antifa and black lives matter protesterselection officials also said people were confronting them with false assertions that antifa the loose collection of leftwing activists and black lives matter protesters were coordinating riots at polling places across the countryone of those rumors began this month when the federalist a conservative outlet noticed that a liberal activist website called shut down dc said people should protest on the streets if mr trump was reelected rightwing commentators then attached inflammatory captions to their posts sharing the federalists article many said it was evidence of planned farleft violence on election day and after and stated without proof that black lives matter was involvedthe false rumor was then shared in 472 public facebook posts according to our analysis it generated 99336 likes shares and comments on twitter the rumor was shared at least 400 timescraig sawyer a rightwing commentator and marine veteran shared the rumor on facebook on oct 16 he said in an email that his post was not a call for violence and that the new york times should focus on the key planners and financiers of all the rioting arson looting and murder instead