Urban Dictionary turns Vox's Aaron 'Rupar' into a verb: 'To purposefully mislead,' 'mischaracterize' video
Reporter's disinformation recently showed up in Chinese propaganda
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The legacy of far-left Vox journalist Aaron Rupar will live on forever in the dictionary -- or at least the Urban Dictionary.
Rupar has been widely condemned in recent days for sharing a misleading clip of remarks by Cherokee County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jay Baker following last week's deadly shootings at a trio of Atlanta-area massage parlors. The clip portrayed Baker as excusing the actions of suspect Robert Aaron Long as the result of a "really bad day".
Rupar, who has long had a reputation of unabashedly sharing false information on Twitter to his more than 660,000 followers -- often to fuel outrage among liberals at the expense of conservatives -- even got the attention of Urban Dictionary, the popular website where the public submit definitions for new or slang terms.
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On Saturday, Urban Dictionary unveiled the verb "rupar."
VOX REPORTER'S MISLEADING FRAMING OF GEORGIA POLICE SPOKESMAN SHOWS UP IN CHINESE PROPAGANDA OUTLET
"To purposely mislead. To completely mischaracterize a statement or video by omitting context," the definition read.
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It then listed an example:
"Q: Did you see that press conference of the racist police officer make excuses for that criminal?"
"A: Hey, man, that clip was ruparred - the police officer was actually quoting the criminal."
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Rupar's misleading clip of Baker not only went viral, but it also went global, winding up in a Chinese propaganda outlet over the weekend.
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"8 lives taken, 6 of them Asian. And the killer was just 'having a bad day'!," China Xinhua News tweeted.
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Rupar fought back against his critics by claiming that Baker paraphrasing the suspect in such a manner still merited criticism.
Fox News' David Rutz contributed to this report.