Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Stolen Shoes Tweet

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caitlin goldblatt @trustpunch 000 Well, I guess we know who stole AOC's shoes from her office. Ben Shapiro @benshapiro AOC is making a list of conservatives to punish. She wants to kick down patriots doors & crush your throat underneath her boot heel of socialism. Then she'll remove the boot and smash her bare feet against my lips to silence my so-called 'hate' speech. AOC's loathsome scheme to make a list to hold pro-Trump supporters accountable wsj.com 9:46 AM - 11/17/20 · Twitter Web App 9:40 AM · Jan 11, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone

WhiskeyWinter @WhiskeyWinter1 000 Ben Shapiro after getting home with all of AOC's shoes ©WomanWorship.co.uk 11:59 AM · Jan 11, 2021 · Twitter for Android

reporter robinson @djfoxxtrott and now for some lighter news: foot fetishist takes advantage of insurrection to steal AOC's shoes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC As most people know by now, many things were stolen during the terrorist insurrection at the Capitol: laptops, mail, even the Speaker's lectern. Security cameras also picked up a well- disguised fellow about 5'4" stealing all of my SHOES, for Chrissake. Unbelievable 2:42 AM Jan 10, 2021 739 Retweets 126 Quote Tweets 25.8K Likes 7:47 AM · Jan 11, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone

Dangerzone @DrAlyass Hey @benshapiro, please give back @AOC her shoes. 7:06 AM · Jan 10, 2021 · Twitter for Android

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Authoritarian Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC As most people know by now, many things were stolen during the terrorist insurrection at the Capitol: laptops, mail, even the Speaker's lectern. Economic- Economic- Left Right Security cameras also picked up a well- disguised fellow about 5'4" stealing all of my SHOES, for Chrissake. Unbelievable 2:42 AM - Jan 10, 2021 739 Retweets 126 Quote Tweets 25.8K Likes Libertarian

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Stolen Shoes Tweet refers to a mock social media post allegedly by New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in which she accuses Trump supporters involved in the 2021 Storming of the United States Capitol of stealing her shoes. While this tweet does not currently appear on Ocasio-Cortez's Twitter account, many took the tweet as truth and jokingly accused right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro of being the thief due to the height of the person described in the tweet.

Origin

On January 10th, 2021, Redditor carrorphcarp shared the original image of the tweet. It reads, "As most people know by now, many things were stolen during the terrorist insurrection at the Capitol: laptops, mail, even the Speaker's lectern. Security cameras also picked up a well-disguised fellow about 5'4" stealing all of my shoes, for Chrissake. Unbelievable" (shown below).The post received more than 65,000 points (88% upvoted) and 1,300 comments in less than two weeks.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC As most people know by now, many things were stolen during the terrorist insurrection at the Capitol: laptops, mail, even the Speaker's lectern. Security cameras also picked up a well- disguised fellow about 5'4" stealing all of my SHOES, for Chrissake. Unbelievable 2:42 AM · Jan 10, 2021 739 Retweets 126 Quote Tweets 25.8K Likes

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On January 10th, 2021, Twitter^[1] user @dissentdissent tweeted the earliest known example of the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shoe tweet in response to Twitter user @TheHinduDindu (shown below).

CD YUNG Seneca @dissentdissent Replying to @TheHinduDindu Brick, trumpists stole AOC shoes. Interesting what they are going to do with it. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC As most people know by now, many things were stolen during the terrorist insurrection at the Capitol: laptops, mail, even the Speaker's lectern. Security cameras also picked up a well- disguised fellow about 5'4" stealing all of my SHOES, for Chrissake. Unbelievable 2:42 AM · Jan 10, 2021 739 Retweets 126 Quote Tweets 25.8K Likes 7:00 AM · Jan 10, 2021 · Twitter Web App

That day, Twitter^[2] user @TheHinduDindu shared the tweet next to an image of a Wojak character with enlarged nostrils and green smoke flowing into its nose. The post received more than 6,500 likes and 680 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, left).

That day, Redditor ^[3] My_dick_is_disabled shared a political compass meme featuring the tweet and Wojak image. The post received more than 22,500 points (92% upvoted) and 880 comments in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

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Following the post, people began sharing the post on Twitter, many accusing commentator Ben Shaprio of stealing the shoes. For example, that day, Daily Beast editor Marlow Stern shared side-by-side tweets^[4] of the Ocasio-Cortez shoes tweet and a person accusing Shapiro of stealing the shoes. The post received more than 50,000 likes and 6,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).