Trolls Ignite Social Media Firestorm with Photos of Protesters Peeing on Murder Victim Austin Metcalf’s Grave

In this Breitbart article, Lowell Cauffiel reports that doctored social media images appearing to show people urinating on murder victim Austin Metcalf’s grave sparked widespread outrage online.

• The article says the images went viral after being amplified by conservative accounts, including Libs of TikTok.
• Breitbart describes the photos as “doctored” and notes that the account names attached to the images could not be verified through X searches.
• The images were presented as a reaction to the conviction of Karmelo Anthony, who was found guilty of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet.
• The article says the posts included inflammatory captions and hashtags such as “#FreeKarmeloAnthony” and “#AustinMetcalf.”
• Breitbart notes that some online users initially claimed the people in the images were affiliated with Black Lives Matter, but the New York Post reported there was no indication from the accounts that they were connected to BLM.
• The article frames the viral images as a possible race-based “psyop” meant to inflame racial tensions and provoke online reaction.
• Breitbart says the posts generated thousands of comments, including calls for arrests under Texas laws against grave desecration.
• The piece also revisits disputed claims surrounding Anthony’s trial, including the false claim that the jury was “all white.” Breitbart says three of the 12 jurors were minorities.
• Anthony was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison, and his attorneys have filed notice of appeal.

Read the full story:
https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2026/06/13/trolls-ignite-social-media-firestorm-with-photos-of-protesters-peeing-on-murder-victim-austin-metcalfs-grave/