The Garland spoof account tweeted on July 13: “After a thorough investigation, The DOJ has indicted the police officers who responded to Christian Covenant School in Nashville. There are no credible news reports to corroborate the claim that responding officers are facing a DOJ indictment. A search for news releases on the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department site does not show any statement on any indictment of its officers regarding the school shooting (here). Similarly, searching on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) site does not show any press releases related to the Nashville school shooting (tinyurl.com/35pbmc4r). There is no evidence that responding officers in the Nashville school shooting are facing an indictment, and the claim stems from a Twitter account labeled as parody.

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