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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ariana Baio

Marjorie Taylor Greene leads far-right voices falsely claiming Philadelphia shooter is trans

Philadelphia Police Department

After a devastating mass shooting left five people dead in Philadelphia, misinformation about the suspected shooter ran rampant on Twitter with politicians like Georgia Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene claiming the assailant was transgender.

“Another trans shooter,” Ms Greene tweeted on Tuesday with a link to an article from the right-wing website The Post Millennial.

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