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==The Oregon Shooting of 2015<nowiki/>== | ==The Oregon Shooting of 2015<nowiki/>== | ||
A school shooting took place in ''Umpqua College'' in Oregon in 2015. As a result ten people died. Before the identity of the shooter was confirmed, some confusion ensued. [[4chan]] then played a prank on the media saying it was Toby. Various news outlets, big and small, mistakenly identified Toby as said shooter, due to [[4chan | A school shooting took place in ''Umpqua College'' in Oregon in 2015. As a result ten people died. Before the identity of the shooter was confirmed, some confusion ensued. [[4chan]] then played a prank on the media saying it was Toby. Various news outlets, big and small, mistakenly identified Toby as said shooter, due to [[4chan|4chan's]] malicious trolling. | ||
|4chan's]] malicious trolling. | |||
Read more about the media's response on the shooting: [https://firstdraftnews.com/im-not-the-killer-im-still-here-in-seattle-verifying-the-ucc-shooter/] | Read more about the media's response on the shooting: [https://firstdraftnews.com/im-not-the-killer-im-still-here-in-seattle-verifying-the-ucc-shooter/] | ||
This was a very distressing period for Toby and he feared for his safety. <span>However, the incident did make Eggman a household name in America. </span>Eventually, the real assailant was identified as ''Chris Harper-Mercer ''by members of the media. | This was a very distressing period for Toby and he feared for his safety. <span>However, the incident did make Eggman a household name in America. </span>Eventually, the real assailant was identified as ''Chris Harper-Mercer ''by members of the media. | ||