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☆ Fact Check-No evidence of DOJ indicting police linked to Nashville school shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

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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☆ Fact Check-Florida driver who vandalized Pride crosswalk charged with criminal mischief and reckless driving, not hate crime
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A Florida man pleaded guilty to criminal mischief and reckless driving after using his pick-up truck to vandalize a rainbow-colored Pride road crossing in West Palm Beach, Florida, in June 2021. The caption reads: “Burning rubber on a rainbow street was categorized as a hate crime but a trans terrorist massacring Christian children was not.”U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, introduced a senate resolution to name the Nashville shooting a hate crime (here). John Kennedy, another Republican Senator, asked Attorney General Merrick Garland if a hate crime investigation would be opened on March 28 at a senate hearing (here). Although a man who vandalized a Pride crosswalk in Florida was initially arrested for criminal mischief, reckless driving, and evidence of prejudice (also referred to as a hate crime), he was ultimately charged with the first two only.

☆ Fact Check-Nashville school shooter was armed with two assault-style weapons
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

WEAPONS IDENTIFIEDHale was armed with three weapons and fatally shot six people at a private Christian school (here). WEAPONS USED IN NASHVILLE ARE ASSAULT-STYLEBoth the AR-15 pistol and the Kel-Tec Sub2000 carbine pistol would be considered assault-style weapons “based on definitions of assault weapons used by many states that ban them,” Webster said. On July 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation banning assault-style weapons (here), (here). It says “all AR types,” specifically the AR-15, and the Kel-Tec Sub-2000, are among the firearms considered semiautomatic assault-style weapons. The suspect in the Nashville school shooting was armed with three firearms, two of which are considered assault-style weapons.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated tweet about Nashville shooting attributed to trans entertainer and activist
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A fabricated tweet alluding to the recent Nashville school shooting is being falsely attributed to trans entertainer and activist Peppermint. However, the tweet does not exist on Peppermint’s official Twitter page (twitter.com/Peppermint247). The tweet does not exist in an archived version of the Twitter page (here). anti-trans comments misgendering me don't deter me from uplifting people from marginalized communities.”She also addressed the claim on her Instagram page (here). A tweet attributed to trans performer and activist Peppermint being shared online has been fabricated.

☆ Fact Check-Local news station WSMV tweet quoting father of Nashville school shooting victim was fabricated
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A purported tweet by Nashville local news station WSMV supposedly quoting transphobic remarks made by the father of one of the Nashville school shooting victims has been fabricated. The NBC-affiliated television station told Reuters the tweet is fake. “The tweet you are referencing is fake and was never sent or shared by WSMV or any WSMV social media account. On March 27, Reuters reported that a heavily armed 28-year-old fatally shot three children and three adult staffers at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee. He said the suspect identified as transgender but provided no further clarity.

☆ Fact Check-Majority of US mass shooters are cis men, not transgender or non-binary people
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Data collection on mass shootings varies by methodology, but experts told Reuters data shows the majority of mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men. One tweet said: “The Colorado Springs shooter identified as non binary. NOT THE MAJORITYCalculating exact percentages when it comes to mass shooting statistics in the U.S. varies by way of counting, as organizations define mass shootings in different ways. Its definition of mass shooting is four or more people shot resulting in injury or death (excluding the perpetrator). Most mass shootings or violent gun attacks in the U.S. carried are out by cisgender men.

☆ After school shooting, some trans Tennesseans face backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Jonathan Allen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/2] Mykul Coscia, who performs drag as Eazy Love at Play, a night club, poses for a portrait after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 29, 2023. Even before the shooting, many transgender Tennesseans felt villainized by their state's efforts to regulate the lives of gay and trans people, and were increasingly fearful for their safety. Police identified the Nashville shooter as Audrey Elizabeth Hale, and initially referred to Hale as female. Every time there is a school shooting, Story VanNess said she has sleepless nights: she was a special education teacher in a Knoxville school for several years before becoming the director of trans and non-binary programs at Knox Pride. "We've had another school shooting but, because this shooter was trans, that's taken a back seat so politicians can demonize trans people.

☆ Fact Check-Photo of room with transgender, pride and NATO flags falsely linked to Nashville shooter
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An iteration on Twitter with the miscaptioned photo garnered over 1,220 retweets at the time of writing (here). Reuters found the image was posted on Twitter on Dec. 16, 2021 alongside another photo that appears to show the same room (ibb.co/X46G7kk). The Twitter user, who asked not to be identified for their privacy and safety, told Reuters the image depicted their bedroom. Reuters addressed other posts misidentifying the alleged Nashville school shooter (here). This photograph does not depict the room of the Nashville school shooting suspect.

☆ Tennessee governor says his wife, 2 school shooting victims were friends
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Jonathan Allen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Juliet, held for the victims of a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., March 28, 2023. It will take place at a public park in the heart of Nashville, the Tennessee state capital. The governor's wife Maria, substitute teacher Cynthia Peak and the head of the school Katherine Koonce previously taught together at another school, he said. The assailant, Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, went to the Covenant School armed with two assault-style weapons and a handgun. Monday's violence marked the 90th school shooting – defined as any incident in which a gun is discharged on school property – in the United States this year, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, a website founded by researcher David Riedman.

☆ Fact Check-Photos misidentifying the Nashville school shooter circulate on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SAM HYDE HOAX RECIRCULATESA tweet sharing a photo of a person with a gun said: “BREAKING: Nashville Police have positively identified the corpse of the suspected Nashville Covenant School shooter as 31 year old Samantha Hyde. Social media posts indicate Samantha was a trans woman who previously went by the name Samuel” (here). ARTIST MISIDENTIFIED AS SHOOTERSome posts falsely saying the shooter was identified as “Samantha Hyde” shared photos in these posts (here) and (here). “Apparently I am being confused with the Nashville incident that happened today,” he said in a March 27 TikTok video. Photos of individuals who are not linked to the March 27 Nashville school shooting have been miscaptioned and shared online.

☆ Former Christian school student kills 3 children, 3 staff in Nashville shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Sandra Stojanovic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

He said the Covenant School was singled out for attack but that the individual victims were targeted at random. [1/5] A still image from surveillance video shows what the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department describe as mass shooting suspect Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, entering The Covenant School carrying weapons in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 27, 2023. Also shot dead were staffers Mike Hill, 61, a school custodian, Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher, and Katherine Koonce, 60, listed on the Covenant website as "head of school." "We have to do more to stop gun violence," Biden said at the White House. Monday's violence in Nashville marked the 90th school shooting – defined as any incident in which a gun is discharged on school property – in the U.S. so far this year, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, a website founded by researcher David Riedman.

☆ Footage shows police killing Nashville school shooter as investigators seek motive
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Sandra Stojanovic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department began receiving calls about a shooter at 10:13 a.m., police spokesperson Don Aaron told reporters. Investigators were examining a "manifesto" written by the 28-year-old former student at the Covenant School, hoping to learn what motivated the latest U.S. mass shooting. Monday's violence marked the 90th school shooting – defined as any incident in which a gun is discharged on school property – in the United States this year, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, a website founded by researcher David Riedman. He said the Covenant School was singled out for attack but that the individual victims were targeted at random. Also shot dead were Mike Hill, 61, a school custodian; Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher; and Katherine Koonce, 60, listed on the Covenant website as "head of school."

☆ Three children, 3 adults shot dead by ex-student at Tennessee Christian school
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Kevin Wurm | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 27 (Reuters) - A heavily armed 28-year-old fatally shot three children and three adult staffers on Monday at a private Christian school the suspect once attended in Tennessee's capital city before police killed the assailant, authorities said. Drake said the school was singled out for attack but the individual victims were targeted at random. [1/6] Students from The Covenant School hold hands after getting off a bus to meet their parents at the reunification site following a mass shooting at the school in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., March 27, 2023. Reacting in Washington to the latest school shooting, U.S. President Joe Biden urged the U.S. Congress again to pass tougher gun reform legislation. Nashville Mayor John Cooper expressed sympathy for the victims and wrote on social media that his city "joined the dreaded, long list of communities to experience a school shooting."

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