Investigation Underway into Unauthorized Release of Covenant School Shooter's Writings

Nashville, Tennessee United States of America
Parents of students at Covenant School have expressed outrage over the leaked writings, suspecting a member of the Metro Nashville Police Department is responsible for the leak.
The city of Nashville is investigating the unauthorized release of writings allegedly belonging to the Covenant School shooter.
The Metro Nashville Police Department has confirmed that the leaked images were not from their crime scene.
The writings have been the subject of an ongoing court case, with right-wing activists and media figures pushing for their public release.

The city of Nashville, Tennessee, is currently investigating the unauthorized release of writings allegedly belonging to the shooter involved in the Covenant School shooting incident. The leaked documents, which include three pages from a notebook, were posted on social media by conservative talk show host Steven Crowder. The Metro Nashville Police Department has confirmed that the images were not from their crime scene and are working with the city's legal department in the investigation. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation declined to confirm the authenticity of the images.

Parents of students at Covenant School have expressed outrage over the leaked writings. They believe a member of the Metro Nashville Police Department is responsible for the leak. Brent Leatherwood, a parent at the school, spoke on behalf of the families. The writings have been the subject of an ongoing court case, with right-wing activists and media figures pushing for their public release. The leak has been criticized for causing additional emotional trauma to the families of the victims of the school shooting.

The shooter left behind at least 20 journals, a suicide note, and a memoir. A coalition sued for the records after the Metro Nashville Police Department declined their request earlier this year. The investigation into the leak is ongoing.


Confidence

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Doubts
  • The authenticity of the leaked documents has not been confirmed by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

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  • Unique Points
    • The shooter left behind at least 20 journals, a suicide note, and a memoir.
    • A coalition sued for the records after the Metro Nashville Police Department declined their request earlier this year.
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    • The article mentions that the leaked documents were posted by a Conservative talk show host, which could potentially indicate a slight political bias.
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    92%

    • Unique Points
      • The writings have been the subject of an ongoing court case, with right-wing activists and media figures pushing for their public release.
      • The leak has been criticized for causing additional emotional trauma to the families of the victims of the school shooting.
    • Accuracy
      No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
    • Deception (100%)
      None Found At Time Of Publication
    • Fallacies (100%)
      None Found At Time Of Publication
    • Bias (80%)
      • “There was never a good reason to keep that monster's manifesto under lock, which is why I called for its release months ago,” said House Republican Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison in a tweet Monday morning. “After reading this morning, I’m questioning even more why the anti-white racism & anti-Christian bigotry of Audrey Hale was covered up.”
        • Three pages of writings by deceased Covenant School shooter Audrey Hale have been published by right-wing podcaster Steven Crowder, leading Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell to call for a Metro investigation of the leak.
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          • Parents of students at Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, are expressing outrage over the leaked writings of a mass shooter.
          • Parents believe a member of the Metro Nashville Police Department is responsible for the leak.
          • Brent Leatherwood, a parent at the school, spoke on behalf of the families.
        • Accuracy
          No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
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          None Found At Time Of Publication
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          None Found At Time Of Publication
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          None Found At Time Of Publication
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          None Found At Time Of Publication

        94%

        • Unique Points
          • The Metro Nashville Police Department confirmed that the images were not from their crime scene and are working with the city's legal department in the investigation.
          • The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation declined to confirm the authenticity of the images.
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          No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
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          None Found At Time Of Publication
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          None Found At Time Of Publication
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          • The Covenant case is further complicated by the fact that Hale, who was assigned female at birth, seems to have begun identifying as a transgender man – prompting right-wing commentators, politicians and other figures to share false claims of a rise in transgender mass shooters and to suggest that the fight for trans rights is radicalizing people.
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            No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
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            • The article lacks substantial content, which is deceptive as it does not provide any information related to the title.
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