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After Tumbler Ridge shooting, false claims about trans people have flourished online
At least nine killed and 25 injured in a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge secondary school, with misinformation about the shooter's identity fueling online and political debates.
- Yesterday, B.C. RCMP identified 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as the shooter after responding to a Tuesday shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School that killed at least nine people.
- After an RCMP emergency alert on Tuesday described a possible suspect as a 'female in a dress with brown hair,' prominent U.S. influencers and far-right media amplified unverified anti-trans claims on X.
- RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said Van Rootselaar began transitioning about six years ago and police visited her residence last year over mental health concerns, with firearms seized and returned.
- B.C. deputy premier Niki Sharma announced a provincial day of mourning Thursday and mobilized support for the Tumbler Ridge community, while Amelia Newbert urged, `The actions of a vocal minority to politicize this are not helping, they're only harming.`
- In recent years, far-right media and anti-trans advocates have repeatedly rushed to link trans people and mass violence, but The Violence Prevention Project found fewer than 1 per cent of mass shooters were transgender.
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After Tumbler Ridge shooting, false claims about trans people have spread online
Anger and false claims are being directed at transgender people after Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that left nine people dead, including the suspected shooter, who RCMP identified as an 18-year-old transgender woman.
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