Several online conspiracy theories have arisen in the wake of the suicide bombing that took place on Christmas morning in Nashville, Tennessee. I investigated a few of these and all are, unsurprisingly, false. Police and the FBI have not yet revealed a motive for the bombing, as of this writing. Law enforcement has identified Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, as the suspect in the attack.
Rating: ***False***
Several fact check organizations including the Associated Press, AFP, and Snopes.com have determined that AT&T had no such contract and no Dominion machines were present in the building which may or may not have even been a direct target of the bombing. Both companies have also confirmed that this claim is false.
Claim: The blast was the result of a missile strike or “directed energy weapon”.
Rating: ***False***
Fact Checkers at Reuters news agency and Snopes investigated this claim and there is zero evidence that this is the case. In fact, many witness reports and surveillance cameras show the RV/Motorhome explode after emitting a warning that it would shortly do so. DNA evidence shows that the owner of the RV was killed in the blast that also injured three people.
Claim: A man pictured in a Trump 2020 hat is the Nashville Bomber
Rating: ***False***
A photo circulated on social media of a man wearing a Trump 2020 hat does not resemble the photo released by law enforcement of Anthony Quinn Warner, the suspect in the bombing case and owner of the RV.
Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/nashville-explosion-anthony-warner-rv-2cc36514764d302b9fd5e0781a3c31f4
https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-afs:Content:9898209641
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/att-nashville-dominion-audit/
https://factcheck.afp.com/conspiracy-theory-links-false-claim-att-election-audit-bombing
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/missile-strike-nashville-explosion/
https://factcheck.afp.com/photo-man-trump-hat-does-not-show-nashville-bomber
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