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Intro:<\/strong><\/p>\n Based on hundreds of hours of research, interviews, and access to exclusive sources and materials, Sandy Hook<\/i> is Elizabeth Williamson\u2019s landmark investigation of the aftermath of a school shooting, the work of Sandy Hook parents who fought to defend themselves, and the truth of their children\u2019s fate against the frenzied distortions of online deniers and conspiracy theorists. <\/p>\n On December 14, 2012, a gunman killed twenty first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Ten years later, Sandy Hook has become a foundational story of how false conspiracy narratives and malicious misinformation have gained traction in society.<\/p>\n One of the nation\u2019s most devastating mass shootings, Sandy Hook was used to create destructive and painful myths. Driven by ideology or profit, or for no sound reason at all, some people insisted it never occurred, or was staged by the federal government as a pretext for seizing Americans\u2019 firearms. They tormented the victims\u2019 relatives online, accosted them on the street and at memorial events, accusing them of faking their loved ones\u2019 murders. Some family members have been stalked and forced into hiding. A gun was fired into the home of one parent. <\/p>\n Present at the creation of this terrible crusade was Alex Jones\u2019s Infowars, a far-right outlet that aired noxious Sandy Hook theories to millions and raised money for the conspiracy theorists\u2019 quest to \u201cprove\u201d the shooting didn\u2019t happen. Enabled by Facebook, YouTube, and other social media companies\u2019 failure to curb harmful content, the conspiracists\u2019 questions grew into suspicion, suspicion grew into demands for more proof, and unanswered demands turned into rage. This pattern of denial and attack would come to characterize some Americans\u2019 response to almost every major event, from mass shootings to the coronavirus pandemic to the 2020 presidential election, in which President Trump\u2019s false claims of a rigged result prompted the January 6, 2021, assault on a bastion of democracy, the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n The Sandy Hook families, led by the father of the youngest victim, refused to accept this. Sandy Hook<\/i> is the story of their battle to preserve their loved ones\u2019 legacies even in the face of threats to their own lives. Through exhaustive reporting, narrative storytelling, and intimate portraits, Sandy Hook<\/i> is the definitive book on one of the most shocking cultural ruptures of the internet era.. First published March 8, 2022. Original format: Hardcover. Pages: 482. #sandy-hook-ebook #sandy-hook-epub #read #download<\/p>\n User Rating: 4.31 (based on 2723 ratings)<\/p>\n Download EPUB Sandy Hook by Elizabeth Williamson<\/strong><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc1 File details: sandy-hook.epub<\/em><\/p>\n