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Snopes→ School Shootings Are Already at a Record in 2022
As of Oct. 24, there have been 257 shootings on school campuses — passing the 250 total for all of 2021, according to data compiled by criminal justice experts.
Snopes→ Police: Tulsa Gunman Targeted Surgeon He Blamed for Pain
A man who blamed his surgeon for continuing pain after a recent back operation bought an AR-style rifle and opened fire hours later at a Tulsa medical office, killing the doctor and three other people.
Snopes→ Gunman Kills 19 Children in Texas School Rampage
The death toll also included two adults, authorities said. Gov. Greg Abbott said one of the two was a teacher.
Snopes→ Biden Says ‘We Have to Act’ After Texas School Shooting
At least 18 students were killed after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school.
Snopes→ Buffalo Shooter’s Prior Threat, Hospital Stay Face Scrutiny
The white gunman accused of committing a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket made threating comments that brought police to his high school last spring, but he was never charged with a crime and had no further contact with law enforcement after hi
Snopes→ Arrest Made in Connection with Sacramento Mass Shooting
Sacramento police announced an arrest connected to the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California’s capital.
Snopes→ 8 Dead in Shooting at Railyard Serving Silicon Valley
An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California railyard serving Silicon Valley, killing eight people.
Snopes→ Employee Charged in California Hotel Shooting Threat
A Long Beach hotel worker who allegedly had an arsenal at his home has been charged with threatening a mass shooting at his workplace.
Snopes→ Four Students Shot at Block Party near Clark Atlanta University
All four injured women were in stable condition after the gunfire.
Snopes→ It’s No Joke, Mom: Florida Teen Arrested in School Threat
Authorities have posted a video of their arrest of a 15-year-old Florida boy who allegedly posted an online threat to kill at least seven people at a high school.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Say the Dayton, Ohio, Mass Shooting Was in Toledo?
Nine people were killed by a gunman in Dayton, Ohio, in early August 2019.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This an Accurate Picture of 2019’s Mass Shooters?
Research in progress. Two days after the August 3 2019 El Paso, Texas mass shooting, in which the suspect expressed a range of violent white supremacist views, an image was posted to Reddit’s r/conspiracy (archived here) purportedly showing a
Snopes→ Trump Tweets, Stays Out of Sight for Hours After Shootings
Americans did not glimpse the Republican president in the immediate aftermath of a shooting in El Paso, Texas, that killed at least 20 people and, hours later, one in Dayton, Ohio, that claimed at least nine lives.
Snopes→ California Festival Gunman Killed Himself, Officials Say
The gunman who opened fire on a California food festival killed himself after officers shot him multiple times, correcting previous police accounts that the officers fired the fatal bullet.
Snopes→ Suspect Arrested in Shooting Rampage That Killed 4 in LA
Authorities arrested a suspect in the killing of four people, including two of his family members and an acquaintance, after a shooting rampage and 12-hour manhunt in Los Angeles.
Snopes→ Services Begin for the 12 Victims of Virginia Beach Shooting
The funeral mass for Katherine "Kate" Nixon in Virginia Beach was among the first memorial services.
Snopes→ Legal Experts Question Deputy’s Arrest over Parkland Tragedy
"This is a unique prosecution, pushing the bounds of criminal liability."
Snopes→ Florida Deputy Charged for Inaction during Parkland Shooting
Scot Peterson faces charges that carry a combined potential prison sentence of nearly 100 years.
Snopes→ After Massacre, Virginia Governor Demands Action on Guns
In a statement, GOP Speaker Kirk Cox dismissed the governor's call for a special session.
Snopes→ 11 People Killed in Virginia Beach Shooting; Suspect Dead
A spokeswoman for the FBI said the bureau is responding to assist Virginia Beach police.
Snopes→ Synagogue Shooting Kills 1, Wounds 3 during Jewish Holiday
An off-duty Border Patrol agent working as a security guard at the Chabad of Poway fired at the shooter as he fled, missing him but striking his getaway vehicle, San Diego County Sheriff William Gore said.
Snopes→ ‘It Doesn’t Open’: Mosque Survivors Describe Terror at Door
One survivor of the March 15 mosque attacks in New Zealand says he thinks as many as 17 people may have died trying to get out through one door which no one managed to open during the attack.
Snopes→ Father, Son Buried as New Zealand Mosque Funerals Begin
The funerals of Khalid Mustafa, 44, and Hamza Mustafa, 15, came five days after a white supremacist methodically gunned down 50 worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch — a massacre that he broadcast live on Facebook.
Snopes→ Facebook Says No One Flagged NZ Mosque Shooting Livestream
Facebook said the gunman's live 17-minute broadcast was viewed fewer than 200 times and the first user report didn't come in until 12 minutes after it ended.
Snopes→ Vegas Shooter’s Motive Still a Mystery
The FBI says the reason for Stephen Paddock's rampage remains a mystery after months of study by agents and behavioral specialists.
Snopes→ Chicago Police: Shots Fired Near Hospital, Multiple Victims
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said at least one potential suspect was shot but offered no details.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the Thousand Oaks Shooter Identified as a Man of Middle Eastern Descent?
Mere hours after a gunman entered a nightclub in Thousand Oaks, California, murdering at least twelve people before shooting himself, the social media disinformation machine and its usual array of bots and paid trolls began to peddle unverified informa
Snopes→ Was the Borderline Bar Shooter Identified as a Middle Eastern Man Named Abu Al-Hom Kreuzi?
As a community reeled in the aftermath of a mass shooting that left 13 people dead, a baseless, Islamaphobic, fear-mongering rumor about the identity of the shooter was floated online.
Snopes→ ‘Horrific Scene’: 13 Dead Including Gunman at California Bar
The killer was identified as Ian David Long, a 28-year-old veteran.
Snopes→ 13 Dead Including Gunman in Shooting at California Bar
The dead included 11 people inside the bar, the gunman and a sheriff's sergeant who was the first officer inside the door, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said.
Snopes→ Is This a Photograph of Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting Victim Rose Mallinger?
A Twitter user shared a photograph wrongly said to be the 97-year-old synagogue shooting victim.
Snopes→ 4 Dead, Including Suspect, After Maryland Warehouse Shooting
The shooting sent survivors screaming and running in all directions from the Rite Aid distribution center in northeastern Maryland.
Snopes→ Coroner Recognized Youngest Person Killed in Cincinnati Shooting
The Hamilton County Coroner's office identified the victims as Pruthvi Kandepi, 25; Luis Calderon, 48; and Richard Newcomer, 64.
Snopes→ Police: Shooter Sent “Kill” Letter Before Newspaper Attack
Maryland police investigating America's latest mass murder say Jarrod Ramos, the man charged with the slayings, sent three threatening letters on the day of the attack.
Snopes→ Newspaper Shooting Suspect Had History of Harassment
Comments made by a conspiracy blogger about vigilantes killing journalists also received scrutiny in the aftermath of the mass shooting.
Snopes→ Shooting Attack at Maryland Newspaper Leaves Multiple Dead, Injured
A Capital Gazette reporter said that the shooter opened fire on multiple employees.
Snopes→ Man Who Snatched AR-15 from Gunman: ‘It Was Life or Death’
James Shaw Jr., a 29-year-old Nashville resident, found himself wrestling with the suspect after four people had already been fatally shot at a Waffle House.
Truth or Fiction?→ Chicago Suburb Approves Ordinance Banning Semi-Automatic Weapons-Truth!
Chicago Suburb Approves Ordinance Banning Assault Weapons-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The Village of Deerfield, Illinois, has approved an ordinance banning the possession of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The Truth: The Deerfield Village Bo
Truth or Fiction?→ Emma Gonzalez Admits to Bully Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz-Fiction!
Emma Gonzalez Admits to Bully Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Emma Gonzalez, a survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, admitted to bullying shooter Nikolas Cruz. The Truth: T