Boulder Shooting Was Not Fake or Staged
The Claim
The shooting in Boulder, Colorado was fake and staged.
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After the shooting deaths of 10 people in Boulder, Colorado, claims surfaced that the shooting was fake and staged. A video posted on Instagram by reversemockingbird appears to show footage of King Soopers grocery store, where the Boulder shooting took place. The video is captioned “Boulder, CO “Grocery Story Shooting” OMFG THIS IS FAKE!!!!!!!!! STAGED!!!!!! 🤬🤬🤬 I’m not even going to start on how obviously fake this video is! Tear it apart frens.”
Similar claims were seen circulating on Twitter stating that the shooting in Boulder was an “attack planned by the government to push the senate to pass gun bans.”
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s investigation found this claim to be fake.
On Monday, a gunman killed 10 people at King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. Law-enforcement officials said the gunman was armed with a handgun and military-style semi-automatic rifle while wearing an armored vest.
The man who recorded the video shared on Instagram was Dean Schiller, and a higher quality version of this same video was aired on CNN. The video shows a body on the floor of King Soopers grocery store and a gun shot can be heard in the background. Schiller was livestreaming during the shooting. The clip was part of his livestream and spread widely across media outlets.
There is video of the wounded and shirtless suspect being taken away by police. He has already been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder. The authorities have yet to release details about a possible motive for the mass shooting.
There is no evidence to suggest that the shooting was fake or staged. 10 people were killed. The victims were identified as Eric Talley, Tralona Bartkowiak, Suzanne Fountain, Teri Leiker, Kevin Mahoney, Lynn Murray, Rikki Olds, Neven Stanisic, Denny Stong, and Jody Waters.
