Toxic Gas Propaganda Debate

Egypt pumps toxic gas into Gaza tunnel, three Palestinians dead - report Egypt has destroyed more than 3,000 tunnels along its border with the Gaza Strip in the past six years. BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 07:42 AN IDF SOLDIER STANDS NEXT TO AN ENTRANCE TO A CROSS-BORDER ATTACK TUNNEL THAT RUNS FROM GAZA TO ISRAEL. NEAR KISU FIM, LAST YEAR. (PHOTO CREDIT: REUTERS) >we need to work together for the umm-ACK 1. That is Israeli propaganda. 2. Egypt pumped carbon monoxide into the tunnels. That is a naturally occurring substance and not toxic.

A screenshot of an imageboard discussion shows a news article about Egypt pumping gas into a Gaza tunnel, followed by a sarcastic green caption and replies disputing whether the report is Israeli propaganda. The joke is the absurdly confident correction that carbon monoxide is naturally occurring and therefore “not toxic,” despite it being poisonous, making this a reaction to blatant misinformation or pedantic argumentation.

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