Purging The Purge
posted by ModeratorFiled under: High School Pranks, Satire, Urban Legends
In the last two weeks, the Purge hoax has gone viral, causing alarm in numerous cities… again.
In July, 2014, after the premiere of The Purge 2 Anarchy (the sequel to The Purge, a sleeper hit movie in which for 12 hours all crime is legal without consequence), a humor website CreamBMP.com reported that “a group of teenagers re-enacting the plot of the film The Purge 2 in Chicago murdered over 112 people”. Read Chicago ‘Purge’ Murders on Snopes.com.
Then last week, a Louisville high school student tweeted what he thought was a joke: “Whos (sic) trying to get a Louisville Purge Started With Me?” and all hell broke loose. See this article posted by the Crimson Student Press detailing the story: Teen responsible for “Purge” hoax speaks up.
From there, both panic and humor have hit cities all over the country. See Additional Purge Warnings on Snopes.com.
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