You're getting downvoted not because you're wrong about what that symbol is, but because you're immediately leaping from 'someone makes a light hearted comparis

You're getting downvoted not because you're wrong about what that symbol is, but because you're immediately leaping from 'someone makes a light hearted comparison on twitter' to 'someone is spreading misinformation'. Honestly, there's really no need to take a throwaway tweet so seriously.