Anti-Trans Internet Narratives and Tumbler Ridge ft. Mel Woods (Podcast)
A horrific shooting weaponized by right-wing online media
This week on The North State, I spoke with Xtra Magazine senior editor Mel Woods about the news media ecosystem that allows disinformation about trans people to proliferate. RSS feed here. Apple Podcasts link here
Description
Last week, a school shooter shook the community of Tumbler Ridge in northeastern BC. Nine people, including the shooter, are dead and 27 injured. Despite the horrific nature of these killings and there being little indication of motive, the right-wing influencer network online has weaponized the shooter's identity to attack trans people. Mel Woods, senior editor at Xtra Magazine, has covered this wave of disinformation and misinformation. Woods joins the show to discuss this weaponization, the lurking problem of right-wing internet personalities and what we can do to prevent the targeted attacks against trans people.
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The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada by Mel Woods
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Sources and Further Reading
After Tumbler Ridge shooting, false claims about trans people have proliferated online - CBC News
Fox News deletes false Québec shooting tweet after Canadian PM's office steps in - The Guardian
What We Know about the Online Life of the Tumbler Ridge Shooter - The Tyee
Tumbler Ridge journalist on sticking to facts amid online 'murk' - CBC News
Where does Mark Carney stand on queer and trans issues? - Xtra Magazine
Tumbler Ridge mass shooting: Trent Ernst is a voice for the broken-hearted - Vancouver Sun
