Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson have linked mass shootings to antidepressants. This is what the evidence says – By Alia Shoaib (Insider) / May 7, 2023
- After a spate of mass shootings in the US, right-wing figures have suggested a link to antidepressants.
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson have claimed several mass shooters took SSRIs, suggesting they are to blame.
- Experts say the claims are a “political diversionary tactic.”
After the mass shooting at a Texas mall that killed eight people on May 7 – the latest mass shooting to horrify the United States– Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeated the common right-wing claim that antidepressants could be responsible.
She blamed the shooting at Allen Premium Outlets on “mental illness, drugs, and evil forces” and said it was necessary to “study SSRI’s and other factors that cause mass shootings,” referring to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a type of antidepressant.
Greene has previously made similar comments linking antidepressants to mass shootings, as has former Fox News host Tucker Carlson
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