Church Shooting Fake News: Facebook Photo of Devin Kelley as Antifa

This week marks the beginning of Media Literacy Week which is directed at students and educators, but Fake News and Media Literacy are everybody’s problem.

Today alone, a screenshot of Sutherland Springs shooter’s now deleted Facebook page has been shared, altered and then reshared.

Original screenshot:

Altered screenshot implying he is a member of Antifa:L

Likely, there will be more to follow. The following meme has been produced in honor of Media Literacy Week:

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