On October 1, 2017, the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history occurred when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino onto a crowd at the Route 91 Harvest music festival. While the official investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) and the FBI concluded that Paddock acted alone, the event sparked numerous "false flag" conspiracy theories. Core Conspiracy Theories
The term "false flag" refers to the belief that the shooting was an orchestrated event designed to look like one thing while serving a hidden political or social agenda. Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Shooting False Flag (Pac...
: Some online communities alleged that the victims were "crisis actors" and that the carnage was simulated, leading to significant online harassment of survivors. On October 1, 2017, the deadliest mass shooting