Telia-owned TV4 is now accused of spreading disinformation about the mass murder in Örebro in order to chase clicks and link the shooter to racism and “right-wing extremism”.
TV4 News claims to have analyzed an audio clip recorded in connection with the killing, and claims that the perpetrator in this is heard shouting “You’re getting out of Europe” – and implicitly then must have been driven by some kind of anti-immigration motive.
The clip is said to have been recorded by a man hiding inside a toilet during the mass shooting, and several shots can be heard being fired.
“TV4 News has had sound technicians with special equipment analyze the sound and filter out noise and enhance what is said. We have let several people without prior knowledge of what is heard in the recording listen to the sound – all have come to the same conclusion. After filtering, it is possible to decipher how someone is shouting: ‘You’re getting out of Europe!’, they claim, and have also published the clip with Tv4’s interpretation added as subtitles.
Fullständigt oseriöst. Ni lägger alltså ut klippet med text till det som “sägs”!? Klart folk hör det ni vill att vi ska höra om ni lägger till text.
Vi ska inte bidra till ryktesspridning säger ni och publicerar detta.— M (@TheMangler10) February 5, 2025
Translation: Completely frivolous. So you post the clip with text to what is “said”? Of course people will hear what you want us to hear if you add text.
We will not contribute to rumor spreading, you say and publish this.
“Should be tried in court”
However, the media channel is now being accused of deliberately spreading false information to whip up hatred, with many viewers noting that it is not possible to hear what is being said at all – nor do they know who is shouting in the clip.
“Don’t you realize how dangerous it is to spread this disinformation? But maybe that’s the point? This should be tried in court”, writes one outraged user.
Others point out that it appears to be someone other than the shooter who is shouting, and that TV4 simply seems to have come up with its own interpretation, which seems to be based mostly on what they themselves wish the mass murderer would have shouted.
“Everyone hears that it is not possible to interpret what you claim. Think about your social responsibility. Spreading disinformation now is not very clever”, says civil engineer Fredric Morenius, who reviewed the clip himself.
The police have previously urged the public not to spread rumors and unconfirmed information from the shooting, and many point out that the establishment media should also listen to this call. It has also been noted that there is currently no indication that the perpetrator was driven by any ideological motives.
Det är inte skytten som talar i TV4-klippet!
Lyssna på det första skottet: man hör tydligt hylsan studsa i golvet flera gånger efteråt.
Skytten står alltså direkt utanför toalettdörren och skjuter. Även andra hylsan hörs.
Rösten kommer ifrån någon mycket längre bort. pic.twitter.com/0dsacv68aK— Fredric Morenius (@FredricMorenius) February 5, 2025
Translation: It’s not the shooter talking in the TV4 clip!
Listen to the first shot: you can clearly hear the shell bouncing on the floor several times afterwards.
The shooter is standing directly outside the toilet door and shoots. The second shell is also heard.
The voice comes from someone much further away.
