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After MIT professor’s killing, Jewish influencers spread unverified antisemitism claim

JL;DR SUMMARY Following the murder of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, a rumor quickly spread on social media that he was Jewish and targeted for his purported pro-Israel stance. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Social MediaMisinformationMitPro IsraelJewish InfluencersNuno LoureiroRumorIra StollDigital Virality

Places mentioned

Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
"Nuno F.G. Loureiro, an M.I.T.-affiliated scientist who was fatally shot Monday at his home in Brookline, Mass., was killed in an antisemitic attack."
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"Above, the MIT campus."
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"In the wake of a mass killing at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, prominent Jewish social media influencers pointed to Loureiros death as proof that Jews all over the world were under attack."
Portugal
"On the contrary, Santos said, Loureiro would fly home to Portugal to celebrate Christmas with his parents."

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