YouTube hoses down wild Florida shooting conspiracy theory: this survivor is a ‘crisis actor’
‘I’m not a crisis actor. I’m someone who had to witness and live through this’
A top trending video on YouTube suggesting an outspoken survivor of the Parkland school shooting is actually a “crisis actor” has been taken off the video platform.
“This video has been removed for violating YouTube’s policy on harassment and bullying,” a note replacing the clip read Wednesday afternoon.
In the days after suspected gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire in the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, David Hogg has demanded government officials consider stricter gun laws.
The 17-year-old student’s candid critiques of the US gun violence epidemic landed him at the centre of a smear campaign, sparked in part by a YouTube video titled “DAVID HOGG THE ACTOR.”
The clip, briefly featured at the top of YouTube’s trending list Wednesday morning, shows a local news clip detailing a confrontation between a lifeguard and a group of beachgoers in the Los Angeles area.
“We felt threatened,” Hogg said of their encounter with the lifeguard. “He seemed unpredictable.”