She's a trans Seattleite. She did not shoot Charlie Kirk. The internet disagrees.
This is a story about the internet and our country’s political polarization.
It’s also a story about our thirst for answers, and the race to score ideological points following a tragedy.
And that rush to blame and to explain creates an environment where totally innocent people are run over by the runaway train of internet speculation, viral misinformation, and prejudice.
That’s what happened to one Seattleite a few days ago.
She’s a paralegal, and a trans woman – and last week, to a portion of the internet, her photo became the face of the shooter who…
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