The awful shooting that killed 6 people and injured 8 others has been characterized as “an act of terrorism” by the Canadian government.  But despite the arrest of two suspected perpetrators, no names or identifying characteristics have been released.  In the resulting information vacuum, waves of narrative-confirming speculation as to who is responsible for this atrocity have washed over people who ought to know better. At this point, the most conspicuous example of political posturing from ignorance so far is the face plant the Daily Beast executed yesterday.  Scott Greer of the Daily Caller explains: The Daily Beast wrongfully accused two fictitious white supremacists as the prime suspects in the Quebec City mosque shooting Sunday night after falling for a bogus Reuters Twitter account. Late Sunday night, an unverified account pretending to be Reuters tweeted, “Authorities have identified the suspects in #Quebec City shooting as white...(Read Full Post)