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Is This a Photo of the Allen, Texas, Mall Shooter?

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Alex Kasprak
May 9, 2023 While some have raised doubts about it, the photograph comes with an absurd amount of identifyin ...
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Did NRA Display a Billboard Saying 'F*** Your Kids'?

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Damakant Jayshi
May 9, 2023 With a spike in mass shootings in 2023, the U.S. approached a new record for mass shooting-relat ...
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Viral 'Transgender Shooter' Claims After Nashville Mass Shooting Lacked Context

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 29, 2023 There's no evidence that some of the shooters listed in a viral post were transgender or nonbina ...
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A person kneals in front of front of flowers and stuffed animals left at a gate. Next to the gate reads a plaque that says, "Covenant Presbyterian Church - the Covenant School."

No, the Nashville Covenant School Shooting Wasn't a 'False Flag'

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 28, 2023 Claims about "false flags" often spread after school shootings.
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Was the Borderline Bar Shooter Identified as a Middle Eastern Man Named Abu Al-Hom Kreuzi?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov 8, 2018 As a community reeled in the aftermath of a mass shooting that left 13 people dead, a baseless, ...
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How Many School Shootings Have Taken Place So Far in 2018?

Written by:
David Emery
Feb 16, 2018 The difficulty of agreeing on a common definition of "school shooting" shows just how many diffe ...
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Is the Florida High School Shooter a 'Dreamer'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb 14, 2018 In the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting on Valentine's Day, social media users began specu ...
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School shootings are already at a record in 2022 – with months still to go.

School Shootings Are Already at a Record in 2022

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The Conversation
Oct 25, 2022 As of Oct. 24, there have been 257 shootings on school campuses — passing the 250 total for all ...
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Is This a Photograph of Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting Victim Rose Mallinger?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 29, 2018 A Twitter user shared a photograph wrongly said to be the 97-year-old synagogue shooting victim.
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Crime scene tape.

Newspaper Shooting Suspect Had History of Harassment

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jun 28, 2018 Comments made by a conspiracy blogger about vigilantes killing journalists also received scrutin ...
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Police tape.

Conspiracy Theories Immediately Appear After Santa Fe School Shooting

Written by:
Bethania Palma
May 18, 2018 Some inevitably claimed the Friday morning attack was a "false flag," while others rushed to con ...
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Crime scene tape.

Several Dead in Mass Shooting at Texas High School

Written by:
Snopes Staff
May 18, 2018 The shooting was at Santa Fe High School near Galveston; law enforcement has identified the suspect.
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Is Laura Phelps a Crisis Actor Who Lost a Child at Both Sandy Hook and Marjory Stoneman Douglas?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 21, 2018 A conspiracy theory accusing Nick and Laura Phelps of being "crisis actors" received a new (and ...
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Did Tomi Lahren Say That Victims of Mass Shootings Don't 'Believe in God Enough'?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 20, 2018 A meme used a fabricated quote based on Lahren's comments about politicians' offering thoughts a ...
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Was the Florida School Shooter a Registered Democrat?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 16, 2018 Rumors that Nikolas Cruz was a registered Democrat were based on the voter registration of a dif ...
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Stoneman Douglas High School sign.

Parkland High School Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb 15, 2018 A number of unverified claims about the Parkland school shooting spread on social media in its i ...
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Close-up of gun grips.

Did Politicians Tweeting 'Thoughts and Prayers' Receive Millions of Dollars from the NRA?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb 15, 2018 After a mass shooting at a Florida school, comedy writer Bess Kalb made a powerful point about c ...
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Hats that say "Make America Great Again" and "TRUMP."

Did the Florida Shooter's Instagram Profile Picture Feature a 'MAGA' Hat?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 15, 2018 A photograph purportedly showing Nikolas Cruz in a red "Make America Great Again" hat was taken ...
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Is This the Florida Shooter in an Antifa Shirt?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 15, 2018 In the wake of a school shooting that left 17 people dead in Florida, trolls attempted to stir u ...
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Men Hailed as Heroes for Chasing Texas Church Shooter

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 6, 2017 Two locals chased Devin Kelley as he tried to flee the scene of the Sutherland Springs church sh ...
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