‘Black Panther’: Twitter Trolls Make Up False Stories About Racially Motivated Violence During Opening Weekend

The trolls are out in full force again, this time directing their dubious efforts toward “Black Panther.” As noted by “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn, their latest tactic is to invent stories about racially motivated violence at opening-weekend screenings of Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed superhero drama.“The racists are out and rearing their ugly heads with lots of fake tweets about violence at #BlackPanther screenings,” Gunn tweeted.

“In truth, people from all walks of life have been enjoying the film together this weekend.

Don’t let this Bs scare you away.”Nestled within Gunn’s tweet was another providing proof that images purportedly taken by victims showing their injuries were in fact lifted from the internet.

It isn’t the first such incident “Black Panther” has had to contend with, as the Facebook group Down With Disney’s Treatment of Franchises and its Fanboys launched an event called

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