(Whitney Shefte,Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post)David Hogg is a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Whitney Shefte,Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post)David Hogg, 17, went from Florida high school student to mass shooting survivor to telegenic advocate for gun-control laws in a few days. And just as quickly, online conspiracy theorists began spinning viral lies attacking the teenager’s credibility. Students of the Florida school where 17 people died last week announced nationwide marches for gun control on March 24. and you can’t trust anything you see.”Hogg’s mother, Rebecca Boldrick, an elementary school teacher, scoffed at the conspiracy theories growing online about her son and other Parkland students.

Source: Washington Post February 22, 2018 01:09 UTC