Snopes.com: Did David Hogg Lie About Being on Campus During Mass Shooting?

Snopes. com is checking if David Hogg told the truth about being on campus during a big school shooting.

Imagine you're playing tag at recess, and someone says they saw you running across the field when the bell rang for lunch. But later, your friend says they didn’t see you anywhere near the field, they were eating pizza in the cafeteria instead. That’s what happened with David Hogg.

Snopes. com is like a group of kids who want to know who is telling the truth and who might be making things up. They look at evidence, which is like clues, like videos, pictures, or what other people say.

What Did David Hogg Say?

David said he was on campus during the shooting. That means he was there when it happened, just like you would be on the playground if you were playing tag during recess.

But some people are saying he wasn’t actually on campus, maybe he was somewhere else, like home eating cookies or hanging out with friends.

Snopes is trying to figure out who’s telling the truth by looking at clues and checking what really happened.

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  1. David Hogg said he was on campus during the Parkland shooting, but some people questioned if that was true.
  2. Snopes. com looked into his story to see if it was accurate.
  3. They checked where David Hogg was and when the shooting happened.

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