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'Horrifying' conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting

Summary by Ground News

Conspiracy theories are already spreading online around the mass shooting at Uvalde, Texas. It's a tactic that serves two purposes: It avoids real conversations about the issue (of gun violence), and it gives people who don't want to face reality a patsy, it gives them someone to blame.

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Mid Florida Newspapers

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'Horrifying' conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — By now it’s as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves many dead, and wild conspiracy theories and misinformation about the carnage soon follow.

4 years ago

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KYTX

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'Horrifying' conspiracy theories swirl around Texas elementary school shooting

Misinformation and conspiracy theories about Tuesday's deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, began to spread online only hours after the carnage.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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'Just horrifying': Conspiracy theories swirl around Texas school shooting

Misinformation and conspiracy theories about Tuesday's deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, began to spread online only hours after the carnage

4 years ago·Pittsburgh, United States

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Clarin

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Texas shooting: The appalling conspiracy theories surrounding the case

After the attack on the Uvalde school, another outbreak began in which Internet users shared baseless claims.

4 years ago·Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Press Enterprise

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‘Horrifying’ conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — By now it’s as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves many dead, and wild conspiracy theories and misinformation about the car…

4 years ago·Riverside, United States

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