The image circulated elsewhere on X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, with some suggesting transgender people are responsible for the majority of recent school shootings.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has identified Gray — a student at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia — as a suspect in the September 4 shooting. As of September 9, authorities had not identified a motive for the attack and the investigation was ongoing (archived here).
The teenager had been brought to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s attention more than a year ago for threats to commit a school shooting, authorities said. He is being charged as an adult and faces four felony murder counts for allegedly killing two fellow pupils and two teachers.
The suspect’s father, 54-year-old Colin Gray, has also been charged with manslaughter in the incident — the latest chapter in America’s gun violence epidemic, which has seen nearly 400 mass shootings this year alone.
Such attacks have fueled a torrent of online disinformation targeting transgender people. The latest claims are similarly false.
The X profile @is_never_wrong_ frequently changes its bio. An archived version of the account does not match the one shared online, sporting a different profile picture and “Trump 2024” in the bio.
As of September 10, the page had another avatar and said: “Professional sarcasm enthusiast/ taco addict/ avid procrastinator” (archived here).
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