The gunman who massacred 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas had warned in online messages minutes before the attack that he had shot his grandmother and was going to shoot up a school.
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Snopes→ Will Congress Act on Guns After Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde?
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly set in motion a pair of firearms background-check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas.
Snopes→ Bad Actors Target Trans Women With False Uvalde Shooter Claims
"It's literally me," one falsely accused woman wrote online. "Stop fucking spreading this image please God."
Snopes→ Beto to Abbott: ‘You Are Doing Nothing’ About School Shootings
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke sharply criticized current Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a news conference following a school shooting that killed 19 children and two adults.
Snopes→ Did Gov. Greg Abbott Urge Texans To ‘Pick Up the Pace’ in Acquiring Guns?
The 2015 tweet resurfaced in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school nearly seven years later.
Snopes→ After Texas Shooting, Conn. Senator Begs for Gun Compromise
A U.S. senator who came to Congress representing the Connecticut community where 26 elementary school students and educators were killed nearly a decade ago begged his colleagues to pass legislation addressing the nation's gun violence problem.
Snopes→ School Massacre Continues Texas’ Grim Run of Mass Shootings
Once again, one of America's deadliest mass shootings happened in Texas.
Snopes→ Gunman Kills 19 Children, 2 Adults in Texas School Rampage
An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom at a Texas elementary school in a rampage that also left two adults dead.
Snopes→ Sen. Murphy Begs for Gun Compromise After Texas Shooting
Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, who came to Congress representing Sandy Hook, begged his colleagues to finally pass legislation addressing the nation’s gun violence problem as the latest school shooting unfolded in Uvalde, Texas.
Snopes→ Texas School Shooting Kills 18 Children, 3 Adults
An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 18 children, officials said, and the gunman was dead.
Snopes→ Rural Texas Official Arrested, Charged with Stealing Cattle
The top elected official in a rural and sparsely populated West Texas county has been arrested after being accused of stealing cattle.
Snopes→ Mixed Texas Ruling Allows Trans Youth Parent Investigations
The Texas Supreme Court allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first contacted by child welfare officials following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
Snopes→ Melissa Lucio’s Execution Delayed by Texas Appeals Court
A Texas appeals court delayed the execution of a woman amid growing doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter.
Snopes→ Severe Storms Rake Texas, Oklahoma; Tornado Watch in Effect
Multiple tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, causing injuries and widespread damage in areas near Austin and Dallas.
Snopes→ Texas Family Targeted by Anti-Transgender Directive Files Lawsuit
A judge blocked an investigation by the state's child protective services agency pending further court proceedings.
Truth or Fiction?→ Republican Candidate Booed by University of North Texas Students
On March 3 2022, a video apparently showing Texas House candidate Jeff Younger (R) getting booed by a university classroom full of students spread virally on Twitter: Anti-trans Texas House candidate Jeff Younger came to the University of North Texas
Snopes→ Texas AG Sues Facebook Parent Meta over Facial Recognition
The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta, saying the company has unlawfully collected biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Takes Up Texas Law Banning Most Abortions
The Supreme Court is taking up challenges to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy.
Snopes→ Court Again Lets Texas Continue Banning Most Abortions
The decision could push the law closer to returning to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Snopes→ Judge Orders Texas to Suspend New Law Banning Most Abortions
The order is the first legal blow to the Texas law known as Senate Bill 8, which until now had withstood a wave of early challenges.
Snopes→ Justice Dept. Sues Texas over State’s New Abortion Law
The Justice Department has sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution."
Snopes→ Texas Governor Signs New GOP Voting Restrictions into Law
Democrats spent months protesting what they say are efforts to weaken minority turnout and preserve the GOP's eroding dominance.
Snopes→ Texas 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect, with High Court Mum
A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Ted Cruz Fly to Mexico While Texans Were Without Electricity?
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz was denounced online after being caught flying out of the state as hundreds of thousands of residents remained without power and water for sunnier climates. Photographs placing Cruz at the Houston airport began surfacin
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Green New Deal. Pray For Texas.’
The scramble by right-wing politicians and pundits to spread disinformation amid the winter storms devastating Texas in February 2021 led to a long-debunked graphic finding new life online — again. The photograph shows a helicopter hovering near
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Texas Ramada Hotel Charging $999 For Rooms After a Huge Winter Storm?
As residents across Texas fought power blackouts on February 15 2021 following a massive winter storm, a Ramada Hotel in Austin came under criticism online for appearing to respond by price-gouging people seeking shelter with electricity. Reporter Ton
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Texas Newspaper Claim “Members of Antifa’ Were Attacking the Capitol?
As the United States continued to reel from the January 6 2021 Capitol riots, an east Texas newspaper became the center of a related side story after it was caught repeating a debunked right-wing conspiracy theory surrounding the attack on the U.S. C
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Dallas Teacher Call the Kenosha Homicide Suspect a ‘Hero for the Modern Age’?
In mid-September 2020, the Dallas Independent School District in Texas drew national attention after local outlets began reporting on an assignment comparing a 17-year-old homicide suspect with both civil rights activists and one of the people he kill
Truth or Fiction?→ Is ‘Brisket’ Among HEB Hurricane Supplies?
On August 23 2020, a popular screenshot of grocery chain H-E-B‘s “hurricane supplies” appeared to show a limit on brisket items — the only product specifically named other than water: In the screenshot of an apparent KPRC b
New York Times→ Fact Checking Trump’s Claims on Election Battlegrounds
From lobsters in Maine to ethanol in Iowa to the oil fields of Texas, the president has tried to bolster his case for re-election by promoting localized — and factually challenged — accomplishments.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Admit That Reopening Businesses Would Lead to More COVID-19 Cases?
In the middle of announcing his plan calling for workers to resume business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was recorded admitting that he knew it would spur an increase in cases of the disease. “How do we know reopening busin
Truth or Fiction?→ Northeast Police Department ‘Shopping Cart’ Arrest Controversy
On November 5 2019, the Facebook page “Northeast Police Department (Texas)” shared a post prefaced with “CART AND SAVE,” about the arrest of an individual using a shopping cart to transport groceries from a store to their home
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Texas Man Arrested for Dressing as an ‘Alien’ and Abducting People?
One of the more insidious factors in the spread of online disinformation has been the advent of “satirical” blogs that spread or republish each other’s content, among them World News Daily Report. As Buzzfeed reported, the blog was r
Snopes→ Texas Speaker Gives Vague Apology for ‘Hurtful’ Things Said
The Texas House speaker is apologizing to lawmakers for "embarrassing" and "hurtful" things he said on a secretly-recorded conversation with a hardline conservative activist.
Truth or Fiction?→ Are El Paso Mass Shooting Victims or Their Families Avoiding Hospitals for Fear of Immigration Enforcement?
After at least 22 people were murdered in an August 3 2019 mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas mall, rumors flew as the country tried to get a handle on the violence and anticipated what could happen next. Chief among the rumors were claims that Immigr
Snopes→ Authorities: Missing Texas Man Was Eaten by His Own Dogs
The aggressive dogs stopped the family from entering the victim's property, and posed problems for deputies.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Proposed Bill in Texas Trying to Disenfranchise the Elderly and Poor by Prohibiting Transportation to Polls?
On May 6 2019, the following tweet described proposed legislation in Texas that would purportedly disenfranchise voters unable to drive themselves to the polls: Texas Sen. Bryan Hughes' new bill, S. Bill 9, will disallow driving of elderly, disa
Truth or Fiction?→ Asylum-Seekers Held Under a Bridge in El Paso
On March 28 2019, a Twitter user shared the following tweet, purportedly showing a large number of people being detained under an overpass in El Paso, Texas: This concentration camp full of children is in El Paso, Texas, United States. It’s 2019. p
Snopes→ Did Beto O’Rourke’s Staff Use Campaign Money to Help Migrants in El Paso?
A controversial right-wing activist published yet another "sting" video which left out significant relevant information.
Snopes→ Does Texas Law Prevent Women from Voting Due to ID Requirements?
A years-old meme exaggerates the consequences of a controversial voter ID law.