Headlines: "New photos of event suggests that confrontation in photo may have been started by individual sitting at the counter, highlighting the dangers of outrage culture and how easily people jump to conclusions."
Pundits: "How can you hold teenage boys responsible for their actions? They're just kids. How old are these boys, sixteen? What sixteen-year-old understands the consequences of his actions?"
Gaslighting Trolls: "We all felt the same outrage when we saw the first photo, and had a visceral reaction to what we thought we saw in it, but we know now that the situation was much more complex. There was also an exchange with other boys on the sidewalk outside, and with other patrons near the front of the store, so there's a lot more to what happened than this one photo, as we previously thought. He walked up to them and just sat there, inches from their faces. What were those boys supposed to do?"
Political Operatives: "This just comes to show how easily fake news can make their way into our homes, and how stereotypes can be weaponized by the mainstream media. Those boys were unfairly branded as racist just because of one photo, without the facts, when all they were really doing was standing there, trying to defuse the situation."
Bomb-Throwers: "That boy at the counter clearly started it!"
The Public: "Oh yeah. I guess we totally read that photo wrong. We must have jumped to conclusions. We can't be sure what really happened there. Who knows what the context of that scene really was? You can't even trust your own eyes anymore."
Reminder: "The Party told you to reject all evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."