Alec baldwin movie accident elicits fake newspaper clippings about prop gun shooting

Claim: Alec Baldwin said "How about i just fuckin' shoot the both of ya" before firing a prop gun that killed Halyna Hutchins. Context A woman was accidentally killed on the

set of a movie after prop gun was fired by Alec Baldwin. Fake newspaper clippings saying that this accident occurred after Baldwin threatened the crew, or that the accident occurred during a

"rant" against former President Donald Trump, are false. On October 21, 2021, news broke that Halyna Hutchins, the director of photography on the movie "Rust," had been

killed after a prop gun was fired by actor Alec Baldwin. As news of the accident made waves on social media, at least two fake newspaper clippings were circulated which added unfounded and

untrue details to the story.  The first claimed that Baldwin had been asked to do another take on the set. The actor refused, according to the fake clipping, and then said: "How about I

just fuckin' shoot the both of ya" and then fired the prop gun.  This is not a genuine news article. The majority of the above-displayed text in the above-displayed image comes

from an article published in Variety. It appears that whoever created this fake newspaper clipping simply copied Variety's article, and then slipped in a fictitious quote. Here's

the passage from the genuine news source: > No one was arrested in the incident, and no charges have been filed, > the office said. Detectives were interviewing witnesses, and the >

 incident remains under an "open and active" investigation, according > to the Sheriff's office. >  > Baldwin's reps did not immediately respond to a request for

 comment. >  > Hutchins' death was confirmed by the Sheriff's office and by the > International Cinematographers Guild, Local 600. While it's unclear where this fake

newspaper clipping originated, it was spread on the internet forum 4chan in a thread that disparaged the "left's favorite actor." A second fake news clipping was also

circulated in the immediate wake of this tragic accident. In this fake newspaper clipping, it is claimed that Baldwin fired the prop gun while waving it around during a rant about former

President Donald Trump: This, again, is a fake news article that was created by inserting a fictitious sentence into a real news piece. The majority of the text seen above was originally

published by Fox News. The original Fox News article, however, did not report that Baldwin had been ranting about Trump. Here's the excerpt from Fox News: > A press release from the 

Santa Fe Sheriff's Department said deputies > were dispatched to the set around 1:50 p.m. local time, and the call > indicated that an individual had been shot. >  > 

Investigators said that the prop firearm was being used during > filming when it was discharged by Baldwin, hitting his director of > photography, Halyna Hutchins and director Joel 

Souza. Detectives are > investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged, the > sheriff said. -------------------------