In the hours after the shooting, Texas Rep. Vicente Gonzalez fell for a reoccurring far-right social media meme claiming comedian Sam Hyde was responsible for the shootings and repeated that information during a live CNN broadcast.
The meme sees alt-right figures internet trolls posting pictures of 'Sam Hyde' - a white man with glasses and blonde hair, holding a gun, typically with the caption, 'BREAKING: Shooter confirmed to be Sam Hyde.'
The recurring hoax, which probably originated on 4chan's controversial Politically Incorrect board, /pol/, claims prankster and comedian Sam Hyde is the gunman.
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he can't keep getting away with this
How can CNN still be believable?
