Oh, the government has it's finger right on the pulse of the issue.
Unfounded claims already abound amidst toothless suggestions. The theories? That the gunman was an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally, or transgender, quickly emerged on Twitter, Reddit and other social media platforms. They were accompanied by familiar conspiracy theories suggesting the entire shooting was somehow staged.
"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,” said Jaime Longoria, director of research at the Disinfo Defense League, a non-profit that works to fight racist misinformation (CBS News).
