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hand pulling armor plate out of backpack with caption "thought my backpack came iwth a piece of foam to protect my laptop"

A TikToker thought her backpack came with foam to protect her laptop. Turns out, her father put a piece of Kevlar in it (updated)

'So sad they even have to think of that in the US.'

On Apr 15, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL
black man in handcuffs

‘Their anger is building up’: Viral video sheds light on views of suspected New York subway shooter

'Nobody has your back.'

On Apr 13, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
andy ngo smiling

‘This is why you arm yourselves’ wrote alleged Portland mass shooter on an Andy Ngo YouTube video

The video was of a police shooting.

On Feb 24, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
A TikToker documented their experience hiding during an active shooter attack at the mall in which they work.

‘Mall workers need hazard pay’: Viral TikTok shows Claire’s worker hiding after active shooter fires in mall

'A little girl wanted an ear piercing and now we are in the back room.'

On Jan 3, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

Internet Culture IRL
A girl talking to camera.

Viral TikTok rumors about school shootings lead to canceled classes and ‘mass panic’

Schools cancelled classes and kids stayed home—all based on viral rumors on social media.

On Dec 17, 2021 by Claire Goforth

Tech
Students walking down a hallway with hands in the air.

‘Laughing is a completely normal trauma response’: Viral TikTok of students laughing after Oxford High School shooting sparks debate

'I'd be the one laughing because it's either that, or a fill-on panic attack.'

On Dec 3, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

Tech
Dave Portnoy looking off camera (L) and Keith Olbermann looking int camera (R).

Keith Olbermann blasted for trying to tie Michigan shooter to Barstool Sports

Whether the comparison is merited is up for debate.

On Dec 2, 2021 by David Covucci

Tech
image of oxford high school where school shooting was

Instagram believed to belong to alleged Oxford gunman showed off possible murder weapon days before shooting

The screenshots are floating around the internet.

On Dec 1, 2021 by David Covucci, Claire Goforth

Tech
Video shows students crouched on a classroom floor while talking to alleged shooter outside the door

‘He said bro—red flag!’: TikTok shows Oxford students identifying person claiming to be police as alleged shooter (updated)

They figured out he wasn't actually police.

On Dec 1, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

Tech
One man with a gun and another in a confrontation

‘Justice for Chad’: Family rallying on TikTok for man shot and killed in Texas

Police have declined to arrest or charge the man involved in the shooting.

On Nov 28, 2021 by Dan Latu

Tech
Ahmaud Arbery

3 men found guilty for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery

Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William Bryan Jr. were found guilty of multiple felonies.

On Nov 24, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

IRL
Kyle Rittenhouse crying during his trial

Twitter erupts into debate after Rittenhouse begins crying at trial

While some saw the emotional display as legitimate, others argued that the defendant had fake cried.

On Nov 10, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
Judge Bruce Schroeder reading a magazine

Kyle Rittenhouse judge spotted reading cookie catalog during trial, prompting theories

It was during a break in the trial.

On Nov 10, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
no-urgency-to-fire-alarm-disaster-tiktok

‘Do not run unless instructed’: TikToker asserts active shooter drills train people not to react during a crisis, sparking debate

He tagged the post #thisisamerica.

On Oct 9, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

Internet Culture IRL

TikTok shows how students hide behind barricaded doors during school shooting

'That was one hell of a barricade.'

On Oct 8, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

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