Fact-checking claims about the Nashville school shooting
By The Associated Press
Updated
Hundreds of people protested at the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday in favor of tighter gun controls, haranguing the Republican-led Legislature to take action following this week's mass shooting at a Christian school in Nashville in which three children and three adults were killed. Chants of …
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week following the fatal shooting of six people at a Christian school in Nashville. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
This 2020 photo provided by Alana McLaughlin shows McLaughlin, an MMA fighter, holding a gun. The image was misrepresented on social media on March 28, 2023, in the wake of a school shooting in Nashville. (Courtesy of Alana McLaughlin via AP)
A balloon with names of the victims is seen at a memorial at the entrance to The Covenant School on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
This 2020 photo provided by Alana McLaughlin shows McLaughlin, an MMA fighter, holding a gun. The image was misrepresented on social media on March 28, 2023, in the wake of a school shooting in Nashville. (Courtesy of Alana McLaughlin via AP)
A balloon with names of the victims is seen at a memorial at the entrance to The Covenant School on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
