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Sandy Hook, an American tragedy and the battle for truth, Elizabeth Williamson

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Sandy Hook, an American tragedy and the battle for truth, Elizabeth Williamson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-472) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sandy Hook

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Williamson

Sub title

an American tragedy and the battle for truth

Summary

On December 14, 2012, a gunman killed twenty first graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Ten years later, Sandy Hook has become a foundational story of how false conspiracy narratives and misinformation have gained traction in society. Some people insist it never occurred, or was staged by the federal government as a pretext for seizing Americans' firearms. They harass the victim's relatives and accuse them of faking their loved ones' murders. Williamson tells of how the Sandy Hook families refused to accept this harassment and misinformation, and are defending themselves and their children's memories against online deniers and conspiracy theorists

Target audience

general

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