Unfounded Claims About Colorado Gunman
Quick Take
A social media post is spreading baseless claims that the shooter accused of killing 10 people in Boulder, Colorado, came to the U.S. “Illegally from [M]exico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns.” Law enforcement officials say the suspect came to the U.S. from Syria as a child, and the gun used was legally purchased.
Full Story
Shortly after prosecutors Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa with the murder at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on March 22, falsehoods about him started circulating online.
