Once again, an internet meme about “Sam Hyde” went viral after a mass shooting, this time falsely claiming the shooter was “Samantha Hyde.”
"Sooo the school shooter was a trans female identified as Samantha Hyde," read one
. The post included a few photos, including one of a blond-haired person holding a gun, and another of a person wearing glasses and smiling.read,"Formerly Audrey Hale, Nashville Christian grade school shooter was a transgender female identified as Samantha Hyde, 28… transgender or not I hope it rots in hell!" It featured the same photo of the person wearing glasses and smiling.
The posts were flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. has been circulating after mass shootings.Former President Donald Trump “was the 1st president in U.S. history to acknowledge that children are being sold for sex in the U.S.” while President Joe Biden “rescinded Trump’s executive order that helped combat child sex trafficking.”Sam Hyde is a comedian whose name and photos have repeatedly been used by internet hoaxers.
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