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“Every time there’s a mass shooting in the U.S., the shooter is always claimed to be transgender online.”

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It is commonly claimed on social media that mass shooters in the United States are transgender, often as part of anti-LGBTQ narratives. However, studies and fact-checks show this claim is false. For example, after the assassination of Charlie Kirk in September 2025, a flood of false claims circulated about the shooter’s gender identity and political motives, none of which were supported by evidence. Misinformation framing trans people as violent is a persistent tactic used online to spread prejudice and fear.

https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/few-mass-shooters-have-been-transgender/

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