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Experts: The Myth of Video Games Making Killers Is ‘Nuts’

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President Trump suggested violent video games might be a cause of the mass shooting epidemic. Researchers say his belief has ‘long been discredited.’

Tanya Basu
Tanya Basu 

Senior Editor, Science

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Tanya Basu

Tanya Basu

Senior Editor, Science

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