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Copy of Authentic Application of Digital Citizenship Skills

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- This type of activity shows the importance of curation and making sure you are reading and researching sources that are true and unbiased.

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Copy of Authentic Application of Digital Citizenship Skills

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Maggie Marsh

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An internet hoax spread widely, misidentifying the suspect as “Lynn Dee Walker” with photos of a person not related to the shooting. One of the most viral versions of the claim came from a Twitter account that started in April and has a history of sharing misinformation.

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Quick Take

Police identified the suspect in the Feb. 13 mass shooting at Michigan State University as Anthony Dwayne McRae, who shot and killed himself. But a viral internet hoax used the photo of another man and falsely claimed that the suspect was named "Lynn Dee Walker."

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Anthony Dwayne McRae, 43, shot at least eight students at Michigan State University on Feb. 13, according to campus police.

Three of those students died and five were in critical condition as of the morning of Feb. 14.

Police found McRae after he shot and killed himself off campus, Interim Deputy Chief Chris Rozman, of the Michigan State University Police and Public Safety, announced at a press conference shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 14. That was about four hours after the initial shots-fired alert went out.

Police identified McRae by name at a press conference later that morning at 8 a.m.

In the meantime, however, an internet hoax spread widely, misidentifying the suspect as "Lynn Dee Walker" with photos of a person not related to the shooting.

One of the most viral versions of the claim came from a Twitter account that started in April and has a history of sharing misinformation about vaccines and COVID-19, as well as content critical of the Biden administration. That tweet was viewed more than a million times, according to Twitter's view count, before it was deleted and the account posted an apology. The original tweet was also copied and shared as a screenshot meme on Facebook.

The photos included in the tweet appear to show the person who runs a Twitter account that posts frequently about religious topics. Although the account is run anonymously, the person behind it tweeted a picture of himself in 2020 and wrote, "The main reason I anonymize myself is to protect my very innocent & boring family from the intrigues of internet sociopaths."

The photo in his tweet is one of the pictures used in the viral post.

We sent a message to the account seeking comment, but didn't get a response.

But, as we said, police have identified the shooting suspect as Anthony Dwayne McRae, who is now dead.

"We have absolutely no idea what the motive was at this point," Rozman, the interim deputy police chief, said at the 8 a.m. press conference on Feb. 14. "We can confirm that the 43-year-old suspect had no affiliation with the university. He was not a student, faculty, staff - current or previous."

The investigation is ongoing.
Editor's note: FactCheck.org is one of several organizations working with Facebook to debunk misinformation shared on social media. Our previous stories can be found . Facebook has over our editorial content.
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MSU Police and Public Safety (@msupolice). " UPDATE: The person who committed these homicides is 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. " Twitter. 14 Feb 2023.

MSU Police and Public Safety (@msupolice). " UPDATE: We are able to confirm that the 3 deceased, and 5 victims in critical condition are all MSU students. " Twitter. 14 Feb 2023.

Michigan State University Police. Alert issued at 02/13/2023 08:31:52 PM EST. 13 Feb 2023.

MSU Police and Public Safety. " 8AM NEWS CONFERENCE: Shooting at Michigan State University. " Facebook. 14 Feb 2023.

R.Cam (@Logo_Daedalus). " I didnt have a choice after the German Idealism video so lol- I don't really care is what I realized. Here's a pic of me rn. I got doxxed in 2018 & it was entirely without consequence. " Twitter. 3 Oct 2020.

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Internet Hoax Spreads False ID on Michigan State University Shooter - FactCheck.org

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Police identified the suspect in the Feb. 13 mass shooting at Michigan State University as Anthony Dwayne McRae, who shot and killed himself. But a viral internet hoax used the photo of another man and falsely claimed that the suspect was named "Lynn Dee Walker."

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Unbelievably high number of children rescued from a human trafficking ring bust in West Texas.

Fact checker results: Mostly True
This source is a local source who was able to pull their information from the men and women who helped to take down this particular human trafficking ring. It is true that 70 children were rescued from this particular bust.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the results of a three-week joint operation with state law enforcement in West Texas that succeeded in rescuing 70 children, the youngest being only 10 years old.

According to a press release from DHS, the operation dubbed "Operation Lost Souls" was a massive three-week investigation that ran from the end of April to mid-May of this year. It focused on finding and rescuing children in El Paso, Midland, Ector, and Tom Green counties in West Texas.

The release detailed that many of the children, whose ages ranged from 10 to 17, were victims of sex trafficking and suffered both physical and sexual abuse.

A spokesperson with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) stated that the majority of the children, approximately 40, were recovered in the Midland/Odessa area, with the rest being found in other areas including the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, the State of Colorado, and Mexico.

"Operation Lost Souls exemplifies Homeland Security Investigations' commitment to protecting the public from crimes of victimization. In this case, we are looking out for our children - our community's most precious resource," El Paso Deputy Special Agent in Charge Taekuk Cho is quoted in the release.

He added, "HSI is committed to continue working with our law enforcement partners to locate, recover and help missing children heal, while ensuring that perpetrators are held responsible for these heinous crimes and brought to justice."

DPS Major Matthew Mull, who was part of the joint investigation, released a statement praising the teamwork between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies that participated in the successful operation.

"We are grateful for all of our law enforcement partners who participated in this operation and who work around-the-clock every day to protect our communities, including our youth," Mull said.

Numerous local and state law enforcement agencies are credited for assisting in Operation Lost Souls. This includes the El Paso County Constables, El Paso ISD Police, Midland County Sheriff's Office, Midland ISD Police, Midland County Juvenile Probation Department, the Ector County Sheriff's Office, Ector County ISD Police, Odessa Police Department, San Angelo Police Department, and Tom Green County Sheriff's Office.

Non-law enforcement agencies also credited for assisting in the operation include the Advocacy Center for Children of El Paso, Paseo Del Norte Center of Hope, the El Paso Center for Children, Midland Rape Crisis and Children's Advocacy Center, Harmony Home Children's Advocacy Center, Midland Memorial Hospital SANE Nurses, and the Medical Center Hospital SANE Nurses.

According to a report by DHS, criminal human trafficking investigations have increased in recent years from 947 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 to 1,111 in FY 2021.

Federal authorities have also seen an uptick in arrests of human traffickers, increasing from 1,746 in FY 2020 to 2,360 in FY 2021 for cases related to sex trafficking and forced labor.

The Texas Attorney General's Office describes human trafficking as "modern-day slavery" and has a division dedicated to investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases under state law.

DHS also noted that law enforcement was able to obtain additional information and leads relating to human trafficking during the Operation Lost Souls that they will continue to investigate.

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70 Children Rescued in West Texas from Human Trafficking by State and Federal Authorities

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the results of a three-week joint operation with state law enforcement in West Texas that succeeded in rescuing 70 children, the youngest being only 10 years old. According to a press release from DHS, the operation dubbed "Operation Lost Souls" was a massive three-week investigation that ran from the end of April to mid-May of this year.

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- "UK flies spy balloon over Chinese Embassy". This is false and misleading because it was UK pranksters.

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fact-checker pocket resources :) Maggie Marsh

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fact-checker pocket resources :) Maggie Marsh

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- I don't know why the link isn't workng properly, but I can show you from my laptop in class!

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