The chyron in a Fox News broadcast covering the shooting at the University of North Carolina (UNC) has been altered to read “shooter described as ‘mostly white Asian male.’”The claim surfaced online after a faculty member was shot dead in a shooting on the UNC campus on Aug. 28.
A suspect was arrested and the threat was cleared by late afternoon, Reuters reported, citing officials (here).
The screenshot, featuring an image of the suspect, was shared on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter (here) and Facebook (here) and (here).
The chyron in the original Fox News broadcast, featuring the same image of the suspect, read, “UNC police release picture of person of interest” (0:06) (here).
Screenshot of a Fox News broadcast with a chyron reading, “shooter described as ‘mostly white Asian male’” is edited.
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