There’s a hot hoax dominating Facebook and Twitter today and it’s not a fake celebrity death. Instead, it’s a comprehensive missive, credited to actor Morgan Freeman, about why the Sandy Hook Shootings occurred.
There is no solid evidence that Morgan Freeman made the statement, but the social media news feed won’t stop to check the facts.
Here, then, is the hoax that has been attributed to Morgan Freeman:
“You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here’s why … It’s because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are household names, but do you know the name of a single victim of Columbine?”
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
Disturbed people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he’ll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody …
