Indiana launched an anti-LGBTQ+ tip line. Mayhem & memes started right away.

Indiana’s Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) launched a snitch line yesterday for people to report “political ideology” in schools. The aim is to intimidate teachers and administrators into nixing lessons about LGBTQ+ issues, Black history, women’s rights, and the usual GOP boogeymen. It only took minutes before the internet jumped in to spam the line.

The online form has been inundated with fake reports, memes, and photos. Similar failed snitch line attempts in Virginia and Missouri were eventually taken offline. But Rokita disapproves of recent history, he’s now learning how the internet works.

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The GOP extremist was warned that the form would be used to promote dubious and discredited claims by conservatives and the religious right, along with jokes and memes by the web at large. But he barreled ahead with his half-baked idea.

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Asked during an interview how his office would vet nonsense from the religious right and MAGA activists — like the ridiculous claims that schools were installing litterboxes to accommodate students who identify as cats — Rokita said, “This is what we do at the Attorney General’s office; we have investigators.”

He also added that “self-policing” would ensure integrity. It turns out, the internet is a lawless place full of vigilante justice and jokes.

How long will the snitch line last? Both Missouri and Virginia quickly yanked their version down after receiving similar responses.

The attorney General of Indiana has created a snitch form to report schools that support LGBTQ students or have books that contain Black history or LGBTQ people.

Please don't submit false reports that would be bad #Anonymous #OpGOP https://t.co/SZFx3FJCNE

— The Puck of Arks (@IAmPuckArks) February 6, 2024

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— Integrity Gamer (@IntegrityGamer) February 7, 2024

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— Cupcake Boner (@cupcakeboner) February 6, 2024

Submitted a photo of a random cat butthole heehoo pic.twitter.com/IjXMbBz7fH

— Kessu / all claws all teeth (@Kessuburd) February 7, 2024

That was fun! Can’t wait until they go to investigate Eat a Bag of Dicks Academy

— Bill Adamsky (@badamsky02) February 6, 2024

My submission and the picture I added to it. pic.twitter.com/h5lhgfsdwb

— ☢️ 𝙂𝙊𝘿𝙕𝙄𝙇𝙇𝘼’𝙎 𝙒𝙄𝙁𝙀 ☢️ (@GojiraSpouse) February 6, 2024

I found it easy to download their parental rights pdf (108 pages) and then submited that to the form.

— Phlegm Noir (@PhlegmNoir) February 6, 2024

I submitted the bee movie script with the text "there's a real tip hidden in here" at the top. The script was unedited and there was no tip.

— Anna (@MaybeAnnatar) February 7, 2024

this is the image i uploaded to them pic.twitter.com/bEeOzeprkN

— Atlas (@jbod78) February 6, 2024

I reported a church for having bibles in it because they "mention homosexuality," I love making reports that seem real at first glance and then make the person reading them groan and roll their eyes once they realize I've just wasted 30 seconds of their time

— Asdas (@asdalotl) February 7, 2024