KENOSHA WISCONSIN NOVEMBER TEN: Kyle Rittenhouse falls to the floor as he testsify about KENOSHA []Joseph Rosenbaum was his witness during his trial in Kenosha County Courthouse November 10 2021. Rittenhouse was accused of killing two demonstrators and shooting Jacob Blake seven times in his back during unrest in Kenosha. Rittenhouse was 17 from Antioch in Illinois. He was armed with an assault weapon. Rittenhouse is charged with felony homicide as well as attempted murder. Photo by Sean Krajacic Pool/Getty Images Getty Images It has been another day of dueling hashtags on Twitter as both #KyleRittenhouseIsGuilty and #FreeKyleRittenhouse were trending as the trial of the 18-year-old continued in Kenosha Wisconsin. Rittenhouse was charged with killing two people Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding a third Gaige Grosskreutz. Rittenhouse (17 years old) claims that Rittenhouse acted in self defense during protests in August 2020 against police violence. Rittenhouse was supported and detested on social media even before his trial began. However it wasnt until Rittenhouses testimony on Wednesday that differing views really made their way onto Twitter. Unfortunately not all of the tweets came from lawyers. Many images and facts were presented without context. HillReporter.coms Tara Dublin (@taradublinrocks) shared a photo of the then 17-year-old with an AR-15 captioned This is a picture of a not at all innocent person #KyleRittenhouseIsGuilty. Author Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) defended the 18-year-old and offered a factoid of the three victims and tweeted If you would like to check the stats of the two white people who Kyle Rittenhouse shot in obvious self-defense here you go. Our FBI knew Kyle wasnt guilty. The media also knew Kyle was innocent. All of them allowed Kyle to be abused and publically fed the BLM lies. These are just two examples from the many tweets making rounds Thursday. These and other tweets continued to show the facts of the case. Most misinformation on social media can be traced back to a very small amount of truth which gets magnified so those who are exposed believe it to have been completely true said Prof. Ericka Mence-Trevino assistant professor in School of Communication American University in Washington D.C. Menchen-Trevino stated that it isnt difficult to debunk social media misinformation but it is more challenging to explain some of the subtexts. Anytime we have these smoke screens on social media we need to remember that it is really people sharing their opinion not their educated opinion and theyre not looking to present the facts added Jason Mollica professorial lecturer also in the American University School of Communication. The general public is consuming news via Twitter and other social networks but they dont care to see the whole story. They are looking for quick news and headlines they can consume quickly. Increasingly this is why social media isnt really all that trusted because it is so difficult to tell what is real or not. As we have seen however social media can impact the legal system in some way. Already movies and TV shows have impacted what those serving on juries expect to see this includes the CSI Effect where some have had higher expectations about scientific evidence than what they actually see in a court case. As potential jurors might be exposed via social media this could create a fresh trial. These information can be found in social networks even if they have been told not to. Mollica stated Its impossible for the facts of an instance not to be revealed. It could prove difficult to find an impartial individual. Celebrities Impact Even if juries arent swayed by social media the public could be especially if it is shared by someone who is held in high regard. LeBron James of the NBA (@KingJames) tweeted about Rittenhouses case. This tweet was in response to Rittenhouses testimony. The young defendant fell apart during this time. What tears ????? It didnt exist. This is a great idea! James posted the following tweet on Wednesday evening: That boy had some lemon heads just before he walked into court. The tweet with a trio of laughing emoticons was liked over 200000 times and retweeted almost 30000 times. He was not the only one who disagreed. James was criticized by many for his inappropriate responses. You are literally the King of Faking Injuries Failing to Flop and Crying at Refs. This one might be better left alone. tweeted conservative podcaster Cabot Phillips (@cabot_phillips). James isnt the first celebrity to join the bandwagon. However it could be asked if he and others are credible on these issues. Mollica said that there are many celebrities including athletes and actors who feel the need for their opinions. People will often follow celebrity tweets and likes blindly. Many people will ignore this however. In this case James opinion likely wont matter even as plenty of celebrities weigh-in where they think they have an opinion one that certainly isnt educated in the least. Mollica said that Mollica has seen many celebrities have to retract what they post on social media. Professor Menchen-Trevino concluded by saying that not every case gets the same amount of attention on social media. Many are not noticed. For the public many prefer to turn it off. The post Kyle Rittenhouse Receives Support As Well As Condemnation On Social Media appeared first on Social Media Explorer. 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