Man Arrested After Posting a Trump Meme Interpreted as a School Shooting Threat Wins a 100 Million Yen Settlement

A Tennessee man was arrested after posting a Trump-related meme on Facebook, which authorities interpreted as a school shooting threat.

He sued, arguing the arrest violated his First Amendment rights and targeted protected speech.

The case was settled for $835,000 in exchange for dropping the lawsuit.

The settlement spotlights the legal risks of misreading social media posts and the limits of free expression policing.