Claim:
A MAGA supporter in Iowa accidentally burned down his house in June 2024 while trying to set fire to a Pride flag.
Rating:
Labeled Satire ( About this rating? )
On June 12, 2024, the X account @HalfwayPost claimed a "MAGA fan" — referring to supporters of former President Donald Trump who use the slogan "Make America Great Again" — in Iowa accidentally burned down his house that day while trying to set fire to a Pride flag.
The post had amassed more than 11.7 million views at the time of this writing.
Other X users replying to the post appeared to believe the story was true, with one writing : "Karma doesn't miss."
Another said: "Please say this is real."
Similar posts appeared elsewhere on X , on Facebook and in multiple Reddit posts .
One Facebook user wrote: "Could've avoided that one by being a good person."
https://www.facebook.com/michaelb.field.752/posts/pfbid03Qj5jYLYqJ6zwa7G2GZSGHr9hCRqi63vCh2KKJESnzW3oPpDiTUXtnUtKNvHN8qAl
However, this item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. The claim originated from the The Halfway Post X account , which described its output as satirical in nature, as follows:
Halfway true comedy and satire by @DashMacIntyre. I don't report the facts, I improve them.
On his X account , Dash Macintyre described himself as a comedian who published "satirical Dada news."
A follow-up X post by The Halfway Post said: "The MAGA fan in Iowa who accidentally burned down his house yesterday trying to burn a gay pride flag today set his truck on fire trying to burn a DVD of Brokeback Mountain."
For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor.
Sources:
'X.Com'. X (Formerly Twitter) , https://x.com/HalfwayPost . Accessed 14 June 2024.
'---'. X (Formerly Twitter) , https://x.com/DashMacIntyre . Accessed 14 June 2024.
'---'. X (Formerly Twitter) , https://x.com/HalfwayPost/status/1801295124858655167 . Accessed 14 June 2024.
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