On Monday morning, American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp spread an unverified image claiming that supporters of President Donald Trump in Kansas City, Kansas, were receiving threatening flyers. The image has not been verified and Schlapp included no sources in his tweet, but the claim still spread widely, and what appears to be the same exact image has now been used to allege that similar incidents were happening across the country.
On October 19, Schlapp tweeted, “These fliers are being left in Kansas City neighborhoods. ... Please pray that America will reject this violence and hate.” Schlapp’s tweet also said that these flyers are being distributed “on top of our former KS National Committeeman getting run over on his yard due to his Trump sign” -- a claim which the local police have also debunked. Schlapp’s tweet received over 11,000 retweets and 14,000 likes. Several police departments near Kansas City said that the image was unverified and that no reports had been made about residents receiving such flyers.