The entire United States was shocked by the horrific tragedy at a Catholic church in Michigan. Just hours before the attack, social network X was shaken by a short but haunting status line: “Go to church” – written by the wife of controversial figure Charlie Kirk. This creepy coincidence quickly caused public opinion to explode with a series of dark hypotheses: was this just a normal call, or a hidden signal for a planned tragedy?
Local people were still shocked when they saw the church turned into a chaotic scene, the church bells seemed to be choked with blood and tears. The online community, politicians and celebrities were all outraged, sharing the pain with the victims, and questioning the danger of ambiguous messages that could accidentally become a fire.
“When I heard about the Michigan church tragedy and saw the words ‘Go to church’ written by Charlie Kirk’s wife just before, my heart stopped. We have to wonder what can happen with messages that are spread haphazardly, because sometimes words are enough to spark tragedy.”
This tragedy will continue to be remembered as a chilling warning about the power and danger of words in the age of social media.