Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spread conspiracy that Parkland school shooting was 'false flag'
I am FUCKING DONE with this human:
In 2018, after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, then a right-wing online commentator, spread the noxious conspiracy theory that the massacre was a “false flag” event intended to take away people’s guns.
The comments, unearthed by Media Matters, are the latest in a long history of Greene repeating toxic, untrue claims by far-right extremists on social media.
After the Parkland shooting, which killed 17 people, Greene shared a story on Facebook about former Broward County sheriff’s deputy Scot Peterson — who was fired over his response to the shooting — receiving a retirement pension. In the comments, someone wrote, “It’s called a pay off to keep his mouth shut since it was a false flag planned shooting.” Greene replied: “Exactly.”
Media Matters also uncovered separate comments from 2018 in which Greene lied that Democrats, specifically House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), rooted for school shootings to justify stricter gun laws.
“This war on our second amendment is going to continue and must be fought. I am told that Nancy Pelosi tells Hillary Clinton several times a month that ‘we need another school shooting’ in order to persuade the public to want strict gun control,” Greene said.
Greene, elected in November, has also trafficked in the QAnon conspiracy theory, as well as other lies popular among the far right.
Greene’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Media Matters report.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/19/inauguration-biden-trump-live-updates/#link-GPGYO2IGLVGO5KJLZUOCVZVOME
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