{"id":"sam-hyde-is-the-shooter-hoaxes","name":"Sam Hyde Is The Shooter Hoaxes","summary":"Sam Hyde Is The Shooter is a long-running 4chan hoax that falsely names comedian Sam Hyde as the gunman after mass shootings, using a photo of him holding an AK-style rifle. It started with the 2015 Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood attack and has been recycled after nearly every major U.S. shooting since, including the 2024 Trump rally attempt.","tags":["sam hyde","sam hyde is the shooter","4chan hoax","shooter hoax meme","sam hyde meme","million dollar extreme","trump rally shooter hoax"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":3,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/sam-hyde-is-the-shooter-hoaxes/sam-hyde-is-the-shooter-hoaxes-sam-hyde-shooter-hoax-cover.webp","caption":"A recurring hoax edit falsely identifying Sam Hyde as a mass shooting suspect, typical of the long-running meme.","width":1920,"height":1080,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/sam-hyde-is-the-shooter-hoaxes/sam-hyde-is-the-shooter-hoaxes-4chan-r9k-sam-hyde-post.webp","caption":"A 4chan /r9k/ post from November 2015 exemplifying the recurring 'Sam Hyde is the shooter' hoax after mass shootings.","width":614,"height":480,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/sam-hyde-is-the-shooter-hoaxes/sam-hyde-is-the-shooter-hoaxes-ucla-shooter-twitter-hoax.webp","caption":"A 2016 tweet falsely attributing the UCLA shooting to Sam Hyde, a hallmark example of the hoax's viral spread on Twitter.","width":716,"height":589,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/sam-hyde-is-the-shooter-hoaxes/history.md","related":["tourist-guy","1721-deitz-nuutzen-painting-hoax","4chan-alien-sighting-hoax","balloon-boy","congresswoman-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-stolen-shoes-tweet","facebook-privacy-notices","internet-death-hoaxes","jenkem","manti-teos-girlfriend-hoax-teoing","tampon-eating-hoax","this-film-is-dedicated-to-the-brave-mujahideen-fighters-of-afghanistan","lets-go-arctic"],"popularityRank":4176,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}