In the wake of the Tumbler Ridge shooting, false claims about trans people spread online
On Wednesday afternoon, the RCMP identified the shooter in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as an 18-year-old transgender woman who lived in the small community and had a history of mental-health issues.
But before the shooter was even identified, speculation around their gender identity was proliferating across social media.
Since the RCMP, in an emergency alert on Tuesday, described the shooter as a “female in a dress with brown hair,” prominent American right-wing influencers, social-media accounts and Reddit communities quickly spread and amplified anti-trans rhetoric.
This silly piece was written by the Globe’s “On-line culture reporter”.
I bet she learned what Ratio’d means.
To help you get some perspective, here is a video messages from the trans community. pic.twitter.com/stwZzQ44NV
— John F. Huizing (@johnfhuizing) February 12, 2026
More on the monster.
Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ROBLOX account FOUND by Kiwi Farms
Built mall shooting simulator modeled on REAL Canadian mall
Account deleted, game still downloadable ‘FOR ALL AGES’
Source: RealSchlep https://t.co/y8kjasyFd4 pic.twitter.com/AmYx4sfSOp
— RT (@RT_com) February 12, 2026
