Las Vegas police responded to a mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal via Associated Press)There was a lot of turnover at the Las Vegas Review-Journal after the family of Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson purchased the newspaper in December 2015. Las Vegas gunman identified as American convert to Islam https://t.co/i4bTJ2rP44 — Arutz Sheva (@ArutzSheva_En) October 2, 2017“Samir al-Hajeed” and variations of the name “Sam Hyde” have featured in multiple mass shooting hoaxes in recent years. Sam Hyde is a real person — a “second-rate Internet comedian,” according to Forbes contributor Fruzsina Eordogh, who explained last year that “Sam Hyde is the shooter” has become a favorite meme of online trolls. “It is unclear why people started spreading 'Sam Hyde is the shooter' ... and if it was done by his haters or by his fans,” Eordogh wrote.

Source: Washington Post October 02, 2017 15:27 UTC