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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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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.

3 years ago

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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

3 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.

3 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…

3 years ago·Riverside, United States

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KPNX

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'Horrifying' conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting

Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar tweeted out false claims about the gunman accused of killing 19 children in Texas.

3 years ago·Phoenix, United States

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Irish Examiner

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‘Horrifying’ conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting

Unfounded claims that the gunman was an immigrant living in the US illegally, or transgender, quickly emerged on Twitter, Reddit and other social media platforms

3 years ago·Ireland

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