“Michigan State University SHOOTING SUSPECT is 21 year old 'Lynn Dee Walker.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Feb 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Police said the suspect in the mass shooting in Michigan was Anthony Dwayne McRae, who killed himself. But an internet hoax used the photo of another man and falsely claimed that the suspect was named “Lynn Dee Walker.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 February 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 February 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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