False conspiracy theories flourish after Texas shooting in familiar pattern

As with attacks from Sandy Hook to Buffalo, false claims emerge - about the gunman, his motives and the shooting itself

By now it's as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: as America reels from another mass shooting, wild conspiracy theories and misinformation about the carnage swirl online.

It happened after the 2012 school shooting in Sandy Hook, the 2018 shooting in Parkland, the violence at an Orlando nightclub and after the deadly rampage at a Buffalo grocery store this month.