{"id":1492009,"date":"2022-05-25T16:14:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T20:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1492009"},"modified":"2022-05-25T16:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T20:15:00","slug":"fact-check-no-this-image-does-not-show-the-uvalde-school-shooter-posing-with-a-transgender-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-this-image-does-not-show-the-uvalde-school-shooter-posing-with-a-transgender-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, This Image Does Not Show The Uvalde School Shooter Posing With A Transgender Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-no-this-image-does-not-show-the-uvalde-school-shooter-posing-with-a-transgender-flag%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1492009&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p><span>An image <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cd9m-ccDPic\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;ig_rid=46876373-0d27-4c4f-8df6-173cc1b6ed9f\"><span>shared on Instagram<\/span><\/a><span> claims to show a photo of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting suspect posing with a transgender flag.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cd9m-ccDPic\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The photo shows a Reddit user who is unaffiliated with the Texas shooting suspect. The user confirmed to Check Your Fact the photo does not show the shooter.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>An 18-year-old gunman named Salvador Ramos attacked Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, leaving 19 children and two teachers dead, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-44a7cfb990feaa6ffe482483df6e4683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Associated Press<\/a>. Ramos was killed by law enforcement officers after barricading himself in a classroom, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>An image shared on Instagram claims to show the shooter wearing a skirt and posing with a transgender flag. \u201cHere\u2019s your Texas shooter,\u201d reads text included in the image. \u201cNot even kidding.\u201d <span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/05\/24\/fact-check-cnn-publish-this-about-kelloggs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did CNN Publish This Article About Kellogg\u2019s Making One Of Its Mascots A Trans Woman?)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The photo does not show Ramos. The image first appeared on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/trans\/comments\/tygd41\/thursdays_outfit_i_look_like_a_cocacola_bottle\/\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><span> April 7 where it was shared by user <\/span><a class=\"_3ryJoIoycVkA88fy40qNJc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Apprehensive_Ad_995\/\" data-click-id=\"subreddit\">u\/Apprehensive_Ad_995<\/a>. The account is owned by Sam Palacios, a 20-year-old Georgia resident who identifies as transgender, according to a direct message Palacious sent Check Your Fact. The person pictured in the Instagram photo is Palacious, the account user confirmed to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m annoyed I\u2019m being dragged into this, I\u2019m more worried about the families of the victims,\u201d Palacios told Check Your Fact. Palacious claimed users of the anonymous messaging board 4Chan took the photo and spread it on various social media sites while claiming it showed the shooter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Palacios posted two photos to Reddit shortly after the shooting. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Apprehensive_Ad_995\/comments\/ux4vg2\/its_not_me_i_dont_even_live_in_texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first image<\/a> shows Palacious posing in front of a transgender flag, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Apprehensive_Ad_995\/comments\/uxjkxs\/proof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">second image<\/a> features Palacious holding a handwritten note that reads \u201cMay 25, 2022.\u201d Both images appear to show the same person pictured in the Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>An article from The Washington Post, titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2022\/05\/25\/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-gunman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Before buying rifles, gunman became erratic, violent, friends say<\/a>,\u201d reports Ramos was bullied to the point where he dropped out of school and that his mental state deteriorated in the months prior to the shooting. The article makes no mention of him being or identifying as transgender.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Instagram claims to show a photo of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting suspect posing with a transgender flag. 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