Navy Yard Shootings Part II

I was listening to an NPR report on this tragedy this afternoon, and while it wasn't the major focus of the report, I could not help but think to myself as I listened..."social media" blew it again!

It turns out that almost every salient fact that was reported on social media during or immediately after the incident at the Washington Navy Yard yesterday was pretty much 100%, unequivocally wrong.  Just like the Newton shootings, Hurricane Sandy, and endless other domestic incidents.

It turns out that:

• The shooter had no assault rifle, nor 'multiple weapons', only a shotgun.
• There was no accomplice, the shooter acted alone. 
• The shooter used his own legal and valid ID to get in, not a stolen one.
• The shooter did have a grudge against the military, the Navy in particular.
• The shooter had multiple run-ins with the law previously, including some involving illegal discharge of firearms. 
• The shooter had a valid, current "Secret" security clearance.

Which is why I don't use Twitter, Facebook, or any other "social media" as a source of information for so-called "breaking stories".