Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has falsely claimed that the nation’s deadliest school shooting — which killed 20 students and six educators — was a hoax.
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Infowars’ Alex Jones concedes that Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’
Under a withering cross-examination, Jones acknowledges his history of raising conspiracy claims regarding other mass tragedies.
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Police praise actions of man who killed Indiana mall attacker
The assailant walked into a shopping mall with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition shortly before it closed at 6 p.m. Sunday and began firing in the food court.
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Uvalde’s new anguish: Video shows police waiting in school
The footage, which until now had not surfaced publicly, anguished Uvalde residents anew and redoubled calls in the small South Texas city for accountability and explanations.
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Parade shooting suspect contemplated 2nd shooting on Monday, according to police
The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade told police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there
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Uvalde school police chief on leave amid criticism of officers’ response to massacre
The top police officer in Texas told a state Senate hearing on Tuesday that the police response was an ‘abject failure.’
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Uvalde police could’ve ended rampage early on, Texas’ top cop testifies
The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says 3 minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 21 people there was sufficient armed law enforcement there to stop the attacker.
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Matthew McConaughey makes personal plea for gun legislation at White House
The Uvalde native met with President Biden before addressing the White House press corps.
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The lasting consequences of school shootings on the students who survive them
Research shows that school shootings can lead to years of health, educational and economic detriment for students who survive the attack.
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What research shows on the effectiveness of gun-control laws
Academics have investigated whether assault-weapons bans, large-capacity magazine restrictions, universal background checks and other curbs have worked.