‘Attack’: JD Vance asks ‘Who was driving’ over Germany Christmas market accident; vague headline draws flak
Live MintJD Vance, US Vice President-elect, reacted to The Associated Press headline and spoke up about the recent car accident in Germany that resulted in 2 causalities. AP's headline states, “A car has driven into a group of people at a Christmas market in Germany.” In another post on X, he termed the incident as an ‘attack,’ pointing to the timing which comes days ahead of the major festival and expressed condolences to the affected people. According to India Today report, platform's X fact checking feature community note said, "'A car has driven' implies the car drove itself, which is factually incorrect. A man from Saudi Arabia intentionally drove the car into the Christmas market as a terror attack." A social media user stated, “Based on the AP's reporting, we are to believe the helpless Saudi man in the driver's seat was a victim of the car kidnapping him.” Another user wrote, "Was it driverless?
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JD Vance, Elon Musk bash 'legacy media' for ‘misleading’ headlines on Germany Christmas market attack; Netizens react
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Two dead after car ploughs 400m into crowded Christmas market in Germany
The Independent
Pictured: Smashed-up BMW used in German Christmas market attack in Magdeburg that left two dead and 68 injured
Daily Mail
2 killed, 60 hurt in car attack on German Christmas market
Deccan Chronicle
Saudi doctor in ’targeted attack’ rams BMW car into Christmas market in Germany, killing 2, injuring 60
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Who's driving the car: JD Vance's viral tweet over vague headline on Germany attack
India Today
Car plows into crowds at German Christmas Market
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