"Proof" that Arizona Gov. Ducey is a hologram.(Photo: @pvmall on Twitter)
Gov. Doug Ducey found himself at the center of a Twitter conspiracy this week satirically alleging that the Arizona governor is actually a hologram. Yes,the hashtag#DougDuceyHologramwas trending nationally, at least briefly, this week.
The creators of the hashtag, college student and activist Becca Nation, said that she and a friend came up with the idea to express their outrage and bring attention to some of Ducey's recent decisions concerning the coronavirus pandemic and police protests in the state.
The tweets claim that at some point, Gov. Ducey died and was replaced by a hologram that has been malfunctioning recently, and thatthe governor, like a hologram, "has no soul, heart or spine."
A threadof "proof"cited many grievances against the governor, including what they say ishisinaction, or rather action against, putting precautions in place during the earlierdays of the COVID-19 outbreakin Arizona.
The thread continues to paint a picture of the sharp contrast to how quick Ducey wasto issue a statewide curfew and call uponthe National Guard when Scottsdale Fashion Square was looted by agitators.
This all took placethe same week that protests against racism and police brutality began in the state, and across the country,following the deaths of George Floyd andBreonna Taylor in Minneapolis and Louisville and Dion Johnson on a Phoenix freeway.
Additionally, the thread cites Ducey'ssupport of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and his lack of support for increasing education spending in the state.
Duceys the reason this state is third-worst in educationand has [one of the] most violent police departments under his control. Nationsaid. "He has done nothing but hurt his citizens during this time."
Nation also created achange.org petitioncalling for Ducey to release his birth certificatein order to prove that he is not a hologram. The petition hasreached over half of its 200 signatures goal as of Wednesday afternoon. Once the goal is met, a letter of complaints will be sent to Ducey.
Nation said the reason they think the joke caught on so quickly and gained national attention is because of how many people are outraged at him right now.
"We aren't done criticizing the man until he makes real change," she said.
Gov. Ducey's office did not respond to a requestfor comment.
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