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2023-03-28 00:41:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 74FD065CBF2422014345FC19237AF4014F15284697815C0D693DCCD2B27E7D02
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This is a photoshop featuring Sam Hyde, who has been frequently misreported as the perpetrator of numerous mass shootings and terrorist attacks by internet trolls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Hyde#Shooting_and_terrorism_hoaxes The New York Times has previously characterized "Sam Hyde is the shooter" as "an identifiable meme." https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/us/shooting-texas-hoaxes.html
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