The New York Times
Don’t believe everything you read about the man in this photo
In the outpouring of grief immediately after the recent shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, reports emerged on Twitter and other social media platforms about a man named “Bernie”. He was a teacher at Robb Elementary School who died while shielding his students from gunfire, reports say. Many of the posts contain a photo of a grinning, bearded man wearing glasses. Some commentators said they had seen that face and name before. On that point they were right. “Bernie” and the photo
