They even used this lie in states where “mass shootings” didn’t surge: Mass shootings fall in Maryland, but nation faces record high Mass shootings surge in South Carolina as nation faces record high Mass shootings rise in Missouri as nation faces record high The state’s bloodiest shootings included one Aug. 16 in Denver that killed two and injured four. A year earlier, the state had four mass shootings that killed two and injured 20.Īmong Colorado’s deadliest shootings last year was one Aug. In 2020, Colorado reported 11 mass shootings that killed six and injured 52. Mass shootings in Colorado increased to 11 in 2020 from four the year before, while nationally mass shootings jumped nearly 50% during a pandemic with crippling unemployment, violent protests and idle youth. Mass shootings surge in Colorado as nation faces record high Things got weirder because as I checked these articles out, they were all the same, only slightly altered to fit the state: None of these qualify as a mass shooting, which is defined as a single gunman killing 4 or more people is a continuous event. The state’s bloodiest shootings included one July 21 in Chicago that injured 15. A year earlier, the state had 41 mass shootings that killed 28 and injured 182.Īmong Illinois’ deadliest shootings last year was one July 4 in Chicago that killed four and injured four. In 2020, Illinois reported 69 mass shootings that killed 42 and injured 301. Mass shootings in Illinois increased to 69 in 2020 from 41 the year before, while nationally mass shootings jumped nearly 50% during a pandemic with crippling unemployment, violent protests and idle youth. Mass shootings surge in Illinois as nation faces record high Chicago among cities with an increase That’s why I found it weird when I started seeing a bunch of articles claiming mass shootings were surging: My job is to follow the news so I know that there haven’t been any mass shootings since the coronavirus lockdowns began a year ago.
The fake news however is pushing a lie that mass shootings are surging and they’re doing it with a propaganda article that appeared in dozens of local papers across the country, masquerading as local interest stories. Sure inner-city violence is way up but there were no big public killing sprees in the past year. One thing nobody missed during the COVID-19 lockdowns was mass shootings.
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