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@Gundeaths tweets the stories behind the gun crime statistics

@gundeaths started in July with the message, "This account will try to tweet every gun death in America regardless of cause and without comment."

On Dec 18, 2012 by Kris Holt

IRL

Comfort Dogs do their part in wake of Newtown tragedy

The trained Comfort Dogs of K-9 Parish go where they're needed, and they post updates about their travels on Facebook.

On Dec 17, 2012 by Jennifer Abel

IRL

The Sandy Hook “quote” and 5 more Morgan Freeman hoaxes

One person who hasn't spoken publicly about the Newtown, Conn., shooting is actor Morgan Freeman—despite Facebook and Reddit sharing a quote of his addressing the event. It's a fake, just like these.

On Dec 17, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

Society

JetBlue flies a child’s goodbye letter to Newtown, Conn.

The aunt of Newtown victim Noah Pozner took to Twitter to find a way to send her son's goodbye note to the Connecticut funeral. JetBlue answered the call.

On Dec 17, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky

IRL

60,000 Twitterers fall for Sandy Hook charity hoax

A Twitter account fraudulently claiming to be NHL player Roberto Luongo tweeted a promise to donate $2 to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims for every retweet. The hoax has spread like wildfire.

On Dec 17, 2012 by Kevin Collier

IRL

NRA Facebook page goes offline after school shooting

The National Rifle Association has stayed silent on Twitter, and apparently taken down its Facebook page, after Friday's tragic mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

On Dec 17, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

Tech

Anonymous targets Westboro Baptist Church over Newtown shooting

The loosely organized hacker collective announced on Saturday via video that it was targeting the WBC. Earlier that day, the church had announced via Twitter that it would picket Sandy Hook Elementary.

On Dec 17, 2012 by Fidel Martinez

Tech

140,000 people signed this White House gun control petition

One of the White House's petitions launched Friday in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., has become the most popular petition on We the People.

On Dec 17, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

Tech

What we know about alleged school shooter Adam Lanza

After erroneous early reports about the identity of the man who opened fire at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school Friday morning, the shooter has now been identified. Here's what we know so far.

On Dec 14, 2012 by Fidel Martinez

Internet Culture

This Twitter account does not belong to reported school shooter

As reports emerged that a man named Ryan Lanza was the shooter in the Newtown, Conn., elementary school mass shooting, a number of Twitter accounts under that name received hateful tweets.

On Dec 14, 2012 by Kris Holt

IRL