
Social media rumors that a trans pilot was in the DCA crash follow a familiar playbook
In the hours after a collision of a Black Hawk helicopter with a passenger airliner last week, social media exploded, falsely blaming a transgender Virginia National Guard service member. AILSA CHANG, HOST: In the hours after a Black Hawk helicopter fatally collided with an American Airlines jet last …
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Worst mass shooting in Sweden's history leaves immigrant community on edge
In the middle of a grand, high-ceilinged church in Orebro, Sweden, Jacob Kasselia, a Syrian orthodox priest, looked up towards the stained glass windows above him, then back down at his hands. He adjusted the gold cross hanging from his neck. "The police say this man acted alone," the priest said. …
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Judge blocks Sandy Hook families’ settlement in Alex Jones bankruptcy case
A judge has blocked a settlement between Sandy Hook families and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, a deal that would have allowed for a …
'Hero': Latest school shooter celebrated as followers float copycat plans
When 17-year-old Solomon Henderson fatally shot a fellow student and then took his own life at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee, last …
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Federal judge denies Sandy Hook families' settlement in Alex Jones bankruptcy
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal bankruptcy judge overseeing the case of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones rejected a proposed settlement from the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. The decision complicates a proposed sale of Jones' Infowars platform and could spur divisions …
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Sweden's mass shooting exposes double standards in global 'human rights' reactions - Social News XYZ
New Delhi, Feb 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sweden has been shaken by a mass shooting that left at least 11 dead, including the gunman, at an adult education …