We heard more gunshots and that was when we realized
this is not a drill.
That's student David Hogg ducking for cover
as the Saint Valentine's Day massacre was taking place.
David has become an icon of the children's crusade
appearing on many TV shows.
But today, he is the target of a nasty conspiracy theory.
Social media is erupting with tens of thousands of claims
that David and other outspoken students
are so called crisis actors hired to pose as victims.
One tweet attacking David was liked by none other
than the President's son, Don Jr.
Today, David is turning to Inside Edition
to make things clear.
Guys, I'm not an actor.
I'm trying to be an activist.
We spoke to Brian Stelter,
host to CNN's reliable sources.
This is an attempt to discredit and dismiss
the student survivors.
There are some people,
these trolls that are making up these stories
that do not want to hear what these students have to say.
A far right website Gateway Pundit published
a story with this headline,
Exposed: David Hogg's father in FBI,
appears to have been coached on anti-Trump lines.
An aide to a Florida state legislature actually told
the Tampa Bay Times that David and other student leaders
are not students but actors that travel to various crises.
The aide was fired.
There is speculation the Russians may be fueling
the conspiracy theory to spread discord in America.
The intelligence community has been very clear
that Russia continues to try to exploit divisions in the US
and try to turn us against one another.
