González was the target of many right-wing conspiracy theories and hoaxes since the shooting . Conspiracy theorists have falsely accused the students , including González , of being crisis actors . Benjamin Kelly , an aide to Florida state Representative Shawn Harrison , was fired after making such accusations . Donald Trump Jr. faced criticism for appearing to support the crisis actor accusations . The conspiracy theories spread about González and other Parkland survivors were named PolitiFact 's 2018 Lie of the Year . Following her highly publicized speech at the March for Our Lives , pro-gun activists doctored fake photos and video showing González ripping up a copy of the United States Constitution , spreading them widely on internet forums and social media . Snopes.com observed that the video was in fact a digitally manipulated Teen Vogue video of her tearing up shooting range targets . Adam Baldwin defended spreading the fake video , saying it was " political satire . " Republican congressman Steve King attacked González for wearing a Cuban flag patch on her jacket during her speech , saying in a post on Facebook , " This is how you look when you claim Cuban heritage yet do n't speak Spanish and ignore the fact that your ancestors fled the island when the dictatorship turned Cuba into a prison camp , after removing all weapons from its citizens ; hence their right to self defense . " The Cuban flag worn by González was adopted in 1902 , fifty years before the communist take over , and has been used by anti-Castro Cuban exiles as a symbol of patriotism . One of the survivors of the Orlando nightclub shooting , Brandon Wolf , responded to King saying " When it was my community , where were you ? When it was Sandy Hook ? Columbine ? Were you on the sideline mocking those communities too ? Did you question someone identifying as a mother ? Did you question whether people like me were crisis actors ? " and " Emma stood for 6 mins and 20 seconds to honor the lives of 17 gone too soon . The least you could do is shut your privileged , ineffective trap for 6 seconds to hear someone else 's perspective . " In an interview with the '' New Civil Rights Movement '' , Wolf also pointed out that King keeps a Confederate flag on his desk
Orlando nightclub shooting
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