No, 'Samantha Hyde' Is Not the Name of the Nashville School Shooter An old, tired internet hoax was reborn on social media after the March 27, 2023, Nashville school shooting.

The Wisconsin school shooter was identified as 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, not "Samuel Hyde." Sam Hyde is a comedian who has been repeatedly and falsely linked to high-profile shootings for years.

Online posts with photos of Sam Hyde that falsely ID him as the shooter have circulated after shootings since 2015. Experts say these posts aim to fool people.

Doja Cat shared photos of her wearing a T-shirt featuring Sam Hyde. Doja Cat/Instagram, Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist for The Washington Post via Getty Images 2023-10-07T10:16:12Z ...

In the selfie, Doja is wearing a shirt that contains a picture of Sam Hyde, a comedian with alleged ties to the alt-right, and has been accused of being a neo-Nazi.

Sam Hyde is a comedian known for his politically charged, often far-right-leaning humor. He first gained attention in 2014 when a parody TED Talk he performed as part of the sketch comedy group ...

Online posts with photos of Sam Hyde that falsely ID him as the shooter have circulated after shootings since 2015. Experts say these posts aim to fool people.

Online posts with photos of Sam Hyde that falsely ID him as the shooter have circulated after shootings since 2015. Experts say these posts aim to fool people.

Online posts with photos of Sam Hyde that falsely ID him as the shooter have circulated after shootings since 2015. Experts say these posts aim to fool people.

Online posts with photos of Sam Hyde that falsely ID him as the shooter have circulated after shootings since 2015. Experts say these posts aim to fool people.

Online posts with photos of Sam Hyde that falsely ID him as the shooter have circulated after shootings since 2015. Experts say these posts aim to fool people.