Posted on May 30, 2023 Updated on May 30, 2023, 9:41 am CDT
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Analysis
Conspiracy theorists are using news regarding missing ammonium nitrate, a substance used in both explosives and fertilizer, to spread the claim that a false flag attack is imminent.
But a quick glance at the facts surrounding the incident shows how the conspiracy theory is false.
Earlier this month it was revealed that 30 tons of ammonium nitrate had vanished from a rail car as it was being transported from Wyoming to California. Headlines regarding the incident quickly caught the attention of conspiracy theorists online.
Ryan Fournier, founder of the Students for Trump group, noted on Twitter that ammonium nitrate was also used in the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing and insinuated that something nefarious was afoot.
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