Wayfair Ensnared By Internet Conspiracy Theory: Patch PM
Today is Friday, July 10. Here are some of the top stories we've been covering from across Massachusetts.
Wayfair, the Boston-based online furniture retailer, is the latest target of Internet conspiracy theorists.
The company started trending on Twitter Friday morning after users started speculating listings for $12,000 cabinets and $10,000 throw pillows were cover for Wayfair to sell "missing children." The theory was based on similarities between the product names and the names of missing children.
The problem was only compounded when Wayfair removed the listings conspiracy theorists were homing in on.
"There is, of course, no truth to these claims," Wayfair said in a statement.
Also Across Massachusetts
Dunkin' Is Dippin' Out Of All Speedway Gas Stations
Dunkin' is getting out of Speedway gas stations, closing hundreds of locations across the country and potentially dozens upon dozens in Massachusetts.
The closures will mean the end of 450 Dunkin' locations in the United States by the end of the year. It's unclear how many Speedways in Massachusetts have Dunkin', but the gas station has dozens of locations in the state.
Dunkin' has said the closures will help the coffee behemoth to focus on its standalone stores.
Mayor Target Of Online Abuse After Traffic Sign Apology
Melrose Mayor Paul Brodeur has become the target of a wave of online abuse and criticism in the wake of his apology and condemnation of the police traffic sign that included the slogan "All Lives Matter."
Brodeur received an outsized earful after far-right conspiracy theorist Dinesh D'Souza retweeted Brodeur's tweet about the sign Thursday afternoon.
Diamond and Silk, vocal Trump supporters who were recently cut by Fox News for promoting coronavirus conspiracies, then retweeted the tweet and told Melrose to vote Brodeur out of office
"It is a mark of our times that a benign sign like this provokes the mayor—an obvious moron—to display a combination of false indignation and insincere penitence," D'Souza said. "How has our society produced such embarrassing specimens, and how do they ascend to high office?"
Also
Human Remains Found In Methuen ID'd As Missing NH Man
The remains found by the FBI in Methuen were identified Friday as Zakhia Charabati, 52, missing from Manchester since March.
Dangerousness Hearing Moved For Man Charged In Braintree Shooting
Prosecutors said Jose Rodriguez, 21, shot a 15-year-old girl after a fight broke out at the South Shore Plaza.
Fear Of Worcester 'Backward Slide' In Coronavirus Cases
Complaints are rolling in that various Worcester residents and businesses are shirking coronavirus safeguards.
This article originally appeared on the Boston Patch
