“The Nashville, Tennessee, school shooter was Samantha Hyde.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 27 Mar 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The Nashville, Tennessee, school shooter was not named Samantha Hyde. The name is a variation of the "Sam Hyde" meme that often surfaces after mass shootings and other tragic events, dating to 2015.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 March 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 March 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=6211264888930685&set=a.865014170222477&type=3&the…
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