Fact Check: 'Samantha Hyde' Was NOT Identified As Suspected Shooter In Nashville -- It's Another 'Sam Hyde Is The Shooter' Hoax

Was "Samantha Hyde" positively identified as the suspected shooter in the Nashville Covenant School shooting? No, that's not true: According to local police, it was Audrey Elizabeth Hale. Posts on social media were based on a long-running internet prank that a comedian named Sam Hyde, or some derivation of his name, is named as the suspected gunman by internet trolls in the aftermath of a shooting. This hoax has resurfaced many times since it began in 2015.