People Are Sharing Falsely Identified Suspects And Other Misinformation About The Las Vegas Shooting
Although social media can be a tool in times of emergency, it can often work to spread falsehoods and misinformation surrounding terrible incidents. When it comes to the Las Vegas shooting, which has left over 50 people dead, it's no exception.
It is important to make sure information being spread about a shooting or attack is verified and substantiated in order to prevent innocent people from being blamed and keeping a false narrative from going viral.
Here are some of the biggest hoaxes to watch out for when it comes to the Las Vegas shooting.
Misidentifying the suspect as an ISIS convert
This circulating image is a photo of comedian Sam Hyde, which has become a meme for trolls to post after mass shootings.
Twitter accounts looking for fake victims
The above picture is not of a missing victim, but is taken from a suspect connected to a murder case in Mexico.
False reports about multiple shootings at other Las Vegas hotels
Wayne Root, a conservative social media personality, tweeted about the shooting being a "coordinated Muslim terror attack." He also claimed to have sources that confirmed there were shots fired at multiple hotels. Neither of these are true.
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Rumors about Paddock being a Bernie Sanders supporter, even though his brother said he had no political affiliations
YouTuber Steven Haffley posted an unverified claim that Stephen Paddock was seen at an anti-Trump rally in Reno, Nevada, in August 2017.
