Scholars who examine misinformation believe that this response is quite common. In environments where polarization reigns supreme, “incomplete evidence” does not come across as a normal feature of an inquiry process but as something rather suspicious.
So far, there is no hard evidence confirming the allegation that the shooting was staged. There has been, however, confirmation of the existence of a legitimate security threat, the man behind the shooting and his manifesto, and an ongoing FBI investigation into an assassination attempt. It is the resilience of the story of the “staging” that tells us more about the current information environment than the actual events.
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