The conspiracy theory that President Donald Trump pushed on Monday that a plane "almost completely loaded with thugs" was set to disrupt the RNC was almost identical to a rumor that went viral on Facebook three months ago. The June 1 post falsely claimed, "At least a dozen males got off the plane in Boise from Seattle, dressed head to toe in black." The post warned residents to "Be ready for attacks downtown and residential areas," and claimed one passenger had "a tattoo that said Antifa America on his arm." That post was shared over 3,000 times on Facebook, and other pages from Idaho quickly added their own spin to it, like the Idaho branch of the far-right militia group 3 Percenters. | 
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