General Summary
The Las Vegas shooter conspiracy theory claims that the October 1, 2017 mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas—in which Stephen Paddock fired from his hotel room at the Mandalay Bay and killed 58 people—was not what official investigations concluded. Believers allege that Paddock was a federal asset or FBI informant, that there were multiple shooters, that the government staged or allowed the attack to justify banning bump stocks (or other gun control), or that law enforcement is concealing the true motive and other participants. The official investigation found that Paddock acted alone; no motive has been established. Conspiracy theorists point to FBI agents reportedly at the hotel before the shooting, inconsistencies in early reports, and lack of a clear motive as evidence of a coverup.
Key figures: Right-wing attorney Larry Klayman suggested Paddock may have been an FBI informant. FBI whistleblower Steve Friend later proposed that Paddock might have been “working with some government agency” (e.g. selling weapons) and “sold to the wrong people.” These claims are unverified and rejected by official investigations. The theory fits Government Secrets: a national (U.S.) coverup of a specific event—either the true role of the shooter or the true number of shooters—by federal agencies.
Related "Conspiracies"
- 9/11 (false flag / government knowledge)
- JFK Assassination (coverup)
- Government Secrets
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Additional Resources
Top YouTube/Rumble Videos
- Las Vegas shooting conspiracy documentaries
- 2017 Las Vegas – FBI whistleblower / cover-up
- Glenn Beck – Las Vegas cover-up
Top Websites
- Wikipedia – 2017 Las Vegas shooting conspiracy theories
- Right Wing Watch – Klayman Las Vegas FBI informant
- The Millennium Report – FBI agents Mandalay Bay
- iHeart – Glenn Beck Las Vegas
- FBI – Las Vegas shooting – search “Las Vegas 2017” for official releases
'Debunking' Attempts
- Wikipedia – 2017 Las Vegas shooting – official timeline and investigation summary
- Reuters / AP – Las Vegas shooting – search “Las Vegas shooting” for fact-checks
- Snopes – Las Vegas – search “Las Vegas” for conspiracy fact-checks
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