In the aftermath of the shooting of Democratic Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Vance Boelter was identified as the suspect. Initial claims from far-right figures labeled him a violent leftist. However, it was later revealed that Boelter had registered as a Republican, voted for Trump, and participated in evangelical activities against abortion and the LGBTQ community. As facts unfolded, the narrative shifted to depict the incident as part of a conspiracy, with no evidence linking Boelter to the Democratic party or Governor Walz, despite right-wing influencers trying to establish such connections.
For years in the wake of mass shootings or politically-motivated violence, the far-right has sought to portray the perpetrators as leftists... despite all evidence showing that the extremist violence is usually conducted by far-right actors.
When the facts emerged that the alleged shooter had been registered as a Republican... the conspiracy theories didn't stop. Instead, they just changed.
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