This was Friday
Officials are calling a fire at a North Carolina mosque "suspicious" https://t.co/kyV9pw88S4 pic.twitter.com/92MgYlow3Q
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 16, 2018
UPDATE: Fire at Cary mosque called 'suspicious,' mosque officials suspect vandalism https://t.co/yALPsv1Heh
— CBS 17 (@WNCN) November 16, 2018
Lots more under the read more tag, so as not jam up the front page
https://twitter.com/newsjsUS/status/1063754777258004480
A fire broke out at a mosque in Cary on Friday morning and it's believed to be suspicious, according to mosque officials. https://t.co/HRvooZGt1T
— Amy Wood – The Interactive News Pioneer ???????? (@TVAmy) November 17, 2018
#CAIR: Fire Breaks Out At North Carolina Mosque Under Construction (AP)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for a fire at a North Carolina mosque… https://t.co/gp3E2b7Dxc
— CAIR National (@CAIRNational) November 16, 2018
#CAIR recently asked #Muslim communities to heighten security in light of hate incidents nationwide. https://t.co/dQfuAvubHr
— The News & Observer (@newsobserver) November 16, 2018
Those are just a smattering of the Top Tweets. When you look through all of them, wow, it becomes a complete cesspool, blaming Trump, Republicans, Conservatives, Trump, haters, Islamophobes, etc. But, um, what’s this?
Breaking News: Cary FD: Fire at mosque not intentionally set #wral https://t.co/fB8PmrO0ea
— WRAL NEWS in NC (@WRAL) November 17, 2018
In fact, a lot of the same outlets, mostly local, who were pimping hysteria about the cause of the fire without waiting for Facts had to turn around and run articles explaining what the Professionals found.
A day-long investigation has determined that the fire Friday morning at a Cary mosque under construction Friday morning was not intentionally set.
Fire Chief Mike Cooper told reporters in an evening update that investigators found that the fire started close to an electrical source and it was likely an accident.
Investigators examined an electrical box outside the mosque and paid close attention to the electrical lines leading into the building.
Investigators found no evidence of an accelerant in the mosque.
My initial thought was that this could have been a fake hate crime, something caused by a supporter trying to create an incident in order to push their views. We see these things again and again. However, no one, at least at this time, is continuing to push for an investigation, no one is trying to make a scene. But, what this does go to show is that the media and others shouldn’t run with stories that make “hate crime” claims without any evidence.
