Are LGBT people being beaten nearly to death & even killed on the streets of Portland in unprovoked attacks? Or are we actually being hoaxed? I dig into the story behind Portland’s latest moral panic blaming Trump supporters for a rash of hate crimes: https://t.co/ThGfhdLUAC — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 30, 2019

A GoFundMe for activist Sophia Gabrielle Stanford went viral after it was alleged she was "violently attacked from behind with a baseball bat" by transphobes. That's not at all what the police reports say. Read my story for the @nypost: https://t.co/UxkmKYxYEC pic.twitter.com/HeVI5eX6Ox — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 30, 2019

"Fat-queer" activist Jenny Bruso claimed in viral FB/Twitter posts that her partner Brie Jones was attacked by homophobes. She said, "Yes, it’s been reported" but police have no record of a report or even a call. In fact, police say couple ignored them. https://t.co/UxkmKYxYEC pic.twitter.com/W5mQTDgSrL — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 30, 2019

Activists started sharing "attack alerts" & distributing flyers around Portland w/photos & names of people they blamed. Number of alleged hate attacks grew from 2 to 15. Portland was now in a moral panic about marauding right-wing gangs hunting LGBT. https://t.co/UxkmKYxYEC pic.twitter.com/sAweS9ApZu — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 30, 2019

Who contributed to the panic? @lyft. @portlandmercury. @lgbtqnation. @gaystarnews. Who else? Mayor @tedwheeler. His communications office ignored my repeated inquiries & his comm dir @eileenparkpdx hid behind security when I approached her for comment. https://t.co/UxkmKYxYEC pic.twitter.com/EGX6oo0MeO — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 30, 2019

Jenny Bruso deleted her FB post detailing the alleged hate attack after people started raising questions. She wrote: “I, WE, owe you NOTHING” & that people were getting “triggered.” On Twitter, she mocked someone for “mansplaining” who raised valid points. https://t.co/cdW0hdmnmm pic.twitter.com/HuK59bsHSi — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 30, 2019

Not a pathologist but what stood out from photos shared by Jenny Bruso of her partner Brie Jones is that her nose bridge doesn’t have an injury consistent w/having face hit & glasses breaking from the impact. Also, the glasses aren’t broken as she said. https://t.co/cdW0hdmnmm pic.twitter.com/lu3K6OFidC — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 30, 2019

In a viral GoFundMe, it said Sophia Stanford was beat unconscious w/a bat by transphobes. In the police reports, we find out she was extremely drunk, carrying a gun, & likely hurt herself by falling down. Read my story about Portland's hate crime hysteria: https://t.co/UxkmKYxYEC pic.twitter.com/eMklvI4EGY — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) April 1, 2019