• A baseless conspiracy theory posits that the Texas school massacre was a false flag operation.
• Messages on QAnon-linked Telegram groups falsely claimed that the shooting was staged.
• Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist sued by families of Sandy Hook victims, has also weighed in.

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A baseless conspiracy theory is brewing in QAnon circles, positing without evidence that Tuesday's Texas school shooting was a false flag attack.

The ridiculous claims began brewing on Telegram groups hours after the attack, with QAnon influencers weighing in on the massacre that has claimed the lives of at least 21 people, including 19 children.

Both the Poynter Institute and Politifact have debunked the false claims that the shooting was staged. However, that has not stopped QAnon influencers from casting doubt on the tragedy.

QAnon John, now known as "The Ultra Patriot Voice," posted on his Telegram group hours after the shooting, drawing attention to what he baselessly claimed was "an endless amount of false flags and mass shootings" in Texas. He asserted that "gun seizing fever dreams" were driving people to attempt to ban firearms "through fear and force."

Another prominent QAnon...

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