DEBUNKING THE THEORISTS
There is a video on YouTube called "Sandy Hook Exposed" claiming that the Sandy Hook massacre was all a hoax created by the Government. I watched this video out of curiosity to see what was convincing people to believe the conspiracy theory. I have been following this story from the beginning and have seen numerous interviews, and read numerous news stories on this case. The real news, not YouTube. I know a lot about it. So when I watched the video, I noticed it was lie, after lie, after lie. Nothing but false facts and fake evidence. So, I went through each part of the video, did research on each of their claims and found it all to be false. The creator of this video knows most people are too lazy to research it. But not me. This is a rundown on every single part of the video in order and with proof to back it up. Here it goes:
#1. The 2nd and 3rd Shooter
The media originally reported there was possibly a 2nd and 3rd shooter at the school. This is because a first responder reported a teacher seeing 2 shadows run past the school and into the woods. You can hear it on the police scanner tapes. The 2nd shooter was believed to be the man they found in the woods. The 3rd was either the shadow or the 2nd man in the woods. At first it was also believed that both Lanza boys were suspects. (Below are the transcripts)
http://troyrecord.com/articles/2012/12/15/news/doc50cc27d8bfdd2752659980.txt?viewmode=fullstory
#2. The Man In The Woods
The man in the woods was arrested and released by police. His name was Chris Manfredonia. His daughter was a student at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Below is a link to the story)
http://americanlivewire.com/connecticut-mystery-man-in-the-woods/
There was also a second man in the woods with a gun. He was an off duty tactical squad officer from a nearby town.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/newtown.asp
#3. 4 Handguns
There's only one report of this story and it's the one shown to you on the video. It was the day after the massacre happened when all the facts were not straight yet. It was only media hear say via a tip given to the news station. Notice the reporter doesn't say the COP confirmed it, he just says 'police officials". There is no other credible information on this. He did bring 4 guns with him, so this must be where the confusion came from. He had 3 guns on him, 2 handguns and 1 assault riffle. Another riffle was found in the trunk. (Below is a link to that story)
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/18/us/connecticut-lanza-guns/index.html
Here is a retraction from a site that had shared the original NBC video from Dec. 15th, in which Pete Williams mistakenly said 4 hand guns were used.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/12/27/story-retraction-authorities-say-newtown-shooter-did-not-use-assault-weapon-n1475045
#4. 26 Deaths, 1 Hurt
The hospital reported treating 2 children and 2 adults from SHES. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that 4? The 2 children died after arrival, and the 2 adults were treated for injuries to their lower extremities. EMT's also treated several injuries on the scene. They did have a trauma staging area set up, but there were more deaths than injuries. The video also states that Adam Lanza had no gun experience. Also false. His mother took him to the shooting range very often. A family member also said that Adam was a pretty good shot. In the first classroom, the students and teacher were all huddled together in the corner. This is what schools train them to do in this situation. He stood in the doorway and opened fire on all of them. Only one little girl survived because she played dead.She was injured. There are no interviews with her, because her parents don't want her interviewed. What parent would? The next class was Ms. Sotos. What happened here is still unclear because of varying stories from the children survivors. She hid several of her students in closets and cabinets. When Lanza entered her classroom, Soto reportedly told him that the children were in the auditorium. Several of the children then came out of their hiding place and tried to run for safety and were shot dead. Soto put herself between her students and the shooter, who then fatally shot her. Six surviving children from Soto's class crawled out of the cupboards after the shooting and fled the school. I don't imagine you'd have to be a profession shooter to kill that many people with an assault riffle. He had them trapped in the classrooms with no place to escape too like in other mass shootings. (Below are links)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/17/15969867-police-second-person-injured-in-connecticut-school-shooting-survived?lite
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/connecticut-school-shooting-adam-lanza-mother-visited-gun/story?id=17992396
#5. Ryan's ID
This video questions how Adam had Ryan's ID when Ryan claims he hadn't spoken to Adam in 2 years. Well, Adam had Ryan's ID card, not his driver's license. Perhaps Ryan left it behind when he moved out and Adam found it. I know many people who have their older siblings ID card to buy alcohol and get into bars. It's not unusual. Adam also tried to use it to buy guns and it didn't work because he wouldn't permit a background check. Ryan said he hadn't spoken to Adam, he didn't say he hadn't been around him. Perhaps Adam stole it because he was underage and wanted to buy guns. Who knows? Adam's dead and we can't ask him how he got it. (Below is a link)
http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/newtown.asp
#6. Nancy Lanza not a teacher
Nancy Lanza was a teachers aide at SHES years ago. That's how it was initially thought she still worked there. Nancy hadn't worked in years because she was homeschooling Adam. It also claims that Adam had no connection to the school. False again. He attended the 5th grade there in 2003. (Below are links)
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/adam-lanzas-mom-pulled-school-relative/story?id=17985433
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2012/12/18/adam-lanza-sandy-hook-student/1777525/
#7. Sally Cox, school nurse
The creator of the video didn't do a proper nurse registry search of her. He searched her as a LPN. She was a RN. Also, Sarah Cox is the real first name of the school nurse. Sally is her nickname. Go to the link provided below and search for Sarah Cox Registered Nurse. You will find active nursing credentials for her in Newtown, CT.
https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx
#8. Robbie Parker
Oh this poor man has been through enough. He gets it the worst. Why? Because he smiled and laughed at a press conference. Notice how one of the men to the right says something to him right before he goes on. Perhaps he said something to make Robbie laugh. But seriously? You're going to call him a liar over that? He knew he was at a press conference and that there were cameras and reporters present. He knew he was being filmed the whole time. If he's an actor, like they claim, then why didn't he stay in the character of a grieving father the whole time? If it were such a set-up why wasn't that part cut out? This was filmed the night after it happened. Reality probably hadn't set in yet. Are people never allowed to laugh or smile again after losing a child? I saw this press conference the night it aired LIVE (complete with laugh and smile) on 12/15. It's not like it's some sort of new leaked footage. Why one month later is it such a big deal?
The Parkers are Mormon. They think of death as a gift to the Heavenly father. Here's more of what Mormons think about death:
"Death is not the end. Death is really a beginning—another step forward in Heavenly Father’s plan for His children. Someday, like everyone else, your physical body will die. But your spirit does not die, it goes to the spirit world, where you will continue to learn and progress and may be with loved ones who have passed on. Death is a necessary step in your progression, just as your birth was. Sometime after your death, your spirit and your body will be reunited—never to be separated again. This is called resurrection."
Also, he was keeping his composure to give a speech. He did get choked up several times, but regained his composure. People can feel a wide range of emotions all at once. You ever heard of "smiling on the outside, but dying on the inside". There are 5 stages to grieving not just one. People also grieve in their own way. Who are we to judge him? Did you not see the photos days later of him looking very distraught. You could see it on his face. They also do a search of his name and claim there is only one Robbie Parker in Newtown and he is 57 years old. His first name is Robert not Robbie. It's funny how they don't show a screen shot or any real evidence of this. Hmmm. They keep claiming he's an actor but I don't recall seeing him in any movies.There is also NO record anywhere of Robbie Parker being an actor. He's not listed in SAG. I'm still waiting for that proof. Robbie Parker is not an actor but a Physician's Assistant.. Again go to this site and search Robert Parker as a Physician Assistant.
https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx
#9. Emilie Parker Fund Facebook Page
This page was NOT created by her parents nor was it set up by them. It was done by friends of theirs who wanted to help and so others could help out too. I guess they don't want you to know that this page was created in Utah. That state is in a different time zone and 2 hours behind the East Coast. When the shooting occured, it was only 7:30am there. Hours later, after the Parker's found out about their daughter, their friends created the page. It was still morning there. So there's your answer to that one. Also there is no record of this being set up before 3:26pm. The page is now deleted so we can't go back and search it for ourselves. (Below is a link showing that it was created by family friends.)
http://fox13now.com/2012/12/14/girl-with-utah-ties-among-26-killed-in-conn-shooting/
#10. Emilie Parker Class Photo
They claim that Emilie didn't really attend that school because she's not in any of the class photos. What's the explanation for that one? She was absent on school photo day. There's no record of her having perfect attendance. They take the class photo on school picture day. If you're absent, you're not in it. They don't do a retake. Simple as that. My son's not in his for the same reason. There is a Kindergarten yearbook photo of her from last year when she attended Maggie Cordova Elementary School. The family lived in Rio Ranch, NM for about a year before moving to CT for Robbie's new job. (This is also why Robbie's P.A. license has a NM address.)
http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2012/12/17/news/shooting-victims-compassion-recalled.html
#11. The DRESS
OMG that dress! I get so sick of this one. They claim a family portrait of the Parkers was taken right before meeting the President, then Emilie is photographed with him afterwards. Totally false! You ready for this one... The family photo was taken in 2010 as a Christmas card photo. So, according to theorists, Emilie would still be able to wear this same dress 2 years later. I don't think so. The little girl seen with the President is her little sister Madeline. She is wearing Emilie's hand me down dress. They also show you a low resolution cell phone pic and not the high resolution one where you can see her face better. If they were faking her death, why would they let her be photographed with the President, knowing it was going to be released to the public? They wouldn't. This one's been debunked, please move on. (Below is a link to debunk this one)
http://metabunk.org/threads/1054-Debunked-Emily-Parker-Still-Alive-after-Sandy-Hook
#12. Gene Rosen
The video makes many false claims in this one. One is they ask why did the kids run past the fire station to Gene's house. There are no reports that the kids ran past the fire station. These were the kids who fled Ms. Sotos class. They weren't sure where to go, they just didn't want to go back to the school. This video also states that Soto's whole class was shot dead. Also false. Only six were killed when they came out of hiding and tried to run. They claim Rosen is listed in SAG, yet show no proof. I looked it up myself, he's not in SAG and I found no evidence of him being an actor. The first interview with Mr. Rosen was filmed on 12/17, 3 days after it happened and not that evening like the video claims. That's how he knew about the list, it was released 2 days earlier. Also, I'm sure the town knew who didn't survive based on process of elimination. No big cover-up there. He didn't say the kids got off a bus, just that someone was telling the kids it would be ok. That person was a bus driver who also went into the house with Rosen and the children. He did call the police, and also called the parents of the children who knew their parents cell phone numbers. He kept them there until their parents picked them up. He walked the remaining 2 children down to the fire station. He only had very few minor inconsistencies with his story. Keep in mind Gene is 69 years old. (Links below)
Here's the SAG search result for Gene Rosen, and Eugene Rosen. None found.
http://www.sagaftra.org/search/google_cse_adv/gene%20rosen
http://www.sagaftra.org/search/google_cse_adv/eugene%20rosen
Interview with Gene Rosen
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/17/neighbor-helped-sandy-hook-students_n_2317775.html
#13. Grace McDonnell's Parents
They show (with no sound) parts of an interview with this girls parents. They show her mother smiling and laughing and her facial expressions, but not what she is saying. I actually watched this interview. You could tell her mother had been crying previously, but gained composure for this interview. You could see the tears welling up in her eyes. Her mother states that she finds comfort knowing that her daughter died in a place she loved with her friends. She also states that she doesn't want to have any hate or anger in her heart. They were very proud of their daughter. What's so wrong with that. Watch it for yourself and see. Also, why is the interview with Daniel Barden's family not shown? I guess they don't want you to see his mother crying.
Interview with Grace's parents
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToQNVJE4xgk
#14. Crisis Actors
The video claims that most of the people involved are crisis actors for this kind of thing. They even claim you can go to crisisactors.org and find out for yourself. Do they think you really will? NO. Because if you really did you'd see that this site is outraged at the theorists for claiming this and that they are in no way involved with this. Nor do any of the people from Newtown show up on this site. The video claims to have proof, but states it doesn't have time to show it to you. Really? But they had time to show the rest of their fake proof. That's kind of funny. They don't have any. That's why. Let's just pop on over and have a look...
http://crisisactors.org/
#15. H. Wayne Carver, Medical Examiner
He is a real and certified Medical Examiner. So they can't claim he's an actor. He does show up on IMDB because of a few reality shows he was on to give his expert opinion. The only thing they have on him is his nervous laugh he gets during an interview. He's usually given more time before doing a press conference.This man had just seen the most horrific thing he'd ever seen. How could you expect him to give a perfect press conference after that? He did say that the victims were all shot with the long rifle.Why did he not name the gun? Because if he got the name of it wrong, it could be used as evidence against the case. Even though the shooter was dead and there would be no case, he still did it to be on the safe side. The video claims that's not possible because it was found in the trunk of the car. False again. That was the other gun that Lanza didn't use. He can also be looked up on the same site as the school nurse.
#16. News footage "at the scene" and interviews
It's funny how all this news footage had no time-stamp. Anyone who watches the news knows that there's always a clock somewhere on the screen. These one's were obviously edited out. Wonder why? Could it be that it was taken around 3-4 in the afternoon, after things had died down? We don't know, because the clock was conveniently edited out. Guessing from the shadows, it appears that the sun is about to set. why would parents and children still be hanging out at the murder site approx. 6-7 hours after this massacre happened? They wouldn't. They wanted to get their children out of there as soon as possible and get them home. That's why no children appear. The firemen and EMT's had also went back to their stations. They had done all they could do. There is no live footage of the kids going from the school to the fire station, because cameras and reporters weren't on the scene yet. The one still photo was snapped with a cell phone camera from a witness at the scene. Why does the creator of this video think that a child who just witnessed a tragedy would be able to give an accurate description of what just happened? There were less than 450 children enrolled in SHES not 600 like he keeps claiming. Still haven't seen one single time-stamp or clock in all this footage. You won't see one either. He keeps asking "Where are they"? At this late in the evening they're at home you idiot. That's where. The other ambulances were blocked in, so they had to take an injured victim to another one at the end of the road that wasn't blocked in. If you still believe this crap, then explain to me why the clocks are edited out? Perhaps the creator of this lie can elaborate on that one. (Below is a link to a news site. Please have a look at the photos of that day.)
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/12/14/2544951/connecticut-school-shooting-121412.html
(Another great slideshow of various photos. It shows different one from that day)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/slideshow/photos-sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting-17974409
#17. Disaster Drills
A FEMA class, called “Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters,” was offered on 12/14/12. This course was also offered six additional times in the state of Connecticut during November and December.
It was just a coincidence that it occured on the same day as the shooting. You can also go to google maps and get a different map shown to you than the one in the video that make it appear as if this class is held right down the street from the school.
(Go to google maps and get directions from 2800 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT to Sandy Hook Elementary School)
https://maps.google.com/
#18. Sandy Hook "Beautification Project"
The video tries to suggest that this is the code name for the tragedy because it had a 10 year Beautification project. Guess the creator had never heard of these. They've been around for years. Most schools and hospitals have them. Here's the definition of it: "Beautification projects are often undertaken by city councils to refurbish their downtown areas, in order to boost tourism or other commerce. Often, this is also spurred by broken sidewalks, which pose a safety hazard for pedestrians and potentially insurmountable obstacles for wheelchair users. These projects are frequently part of other larger projects such as construction, especially in conjunction with ones for transit, such as streets and roads and mass transit." Guess that explains that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautification
#19. Facebook pages and Websites
This is the videos smoking gun, the thing that can't be explained is this: A R.I.P. Victoria Soto Facebook page that was created days before the shooting took place. Just because the page was created on that day, doesn't mean that is was used as a memorial page. You can change your page name on FB as long as you have under 200 likes and it will still show the original day it was created. The creator of this page created it 4 days before the shooting took place. It was previously used for Breast Cancer Awareness and only had 2 likes. The page owner then decided to use it to honor Victoria Soto. The page has now been taken down at the request of the family.
The Sandy Hook School support Fund. I've looked through countless pages on google and can find no proof of it existing before this happened. It's probably just a incorrect google timestamp. (A few links to show you that this can be done.)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fake-Time-Stamps/119852854854451?ref=ts&fref=ts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1J3BExphLs
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=427244274014850&set=a.427038010702143.98734.426795150726429&type=1&theater
#20. Christopher Rodia
(I know this is NOT in the video but it's something I would also like to clear up) ... Theorist like to report that Adam Lanza drove Chris Rodia's car to the school and not his mother's. There's even a photos of a car being towed away with Chris Rodia's plates and not Nancy Lanza's. That photo is not from the crime scene. Below is a link to a story to clear this whole thing up.
http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2013/01/sandy-hook-and-christopher-rodia-most-conspiracy-theorists-cant-think-2535800.html
If you still believe without a doubt that this is a hoax, there is something wrong with you. Don't just believe the video. Do your research like I did. YouTube is not a credible news source. None of these theorists have traveled to Newtown, CT to get any real proof. It's just a bunch of nonsense. Also, wouldn't this have taken months, even years of planning? What if President Obama wouldn't have won the last election? How would this hoax have taken place then? Would they have just called it off? Do you honestly think that many people, a whole town even, could keep this a secret? I don't think so. How did these children give such great interviews without messing up their "lines". Could thousands of people really keep this a secret? Use common sense. If you still believe it's a hoax, then here's no more trying to reason with you. You believe everything you see on the internet. It's sad.
Please keep in mind the crazy theories these theorists have. One is that Tony Hawk plays Robbie Parker. They also claim Kaylee Anthony is alive. That the whole Casey Anthony case was a conspiracy. For what? They don't know, but they know it's one.
Thanks to the whole Team at Sandy Hook Advocates for your help with this research and for all you do for our page. Also to every person who helped with correcting this and for the research you provided. I appreciate it so much. Please look up other great sites who have debunked this whole video too. I will be posting a link to The Blaze who also debunked this video. We haven't addressed the 2nd video yet, but will be doing so in the future. Thanks for taking the time to read this and doing your own research. Please provide any additional information or links you would like added to this in the comment section below. RIP to the 20 beautiful angels and 6 heroes who didn't make it home that day. You're the reason we do this.
The Blaze: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/23/this-is-theblazes-point-by-point-sandy-hook-conspiracy-theory-debunk/
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