Was the Tallahassee yoga studio shooter really a 'far-right extremist,' or are websites calling him that out of habit?

On Friday, a 40-year-old man shot and killed two people and wounded five others at a Tallahassee yoga studio before turning his handgun on himself.

Scott Beierle, gunman in Tallahassee yoga studio shooting, had history of arrests for grabbing women https://t.co/owRbkQcnyG

— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) November 3, 2018

Scott Paul Beierle was a self-described misogynist and obviously a horrible person. But was he “right-wing”? The Tallahassee Democrat made no mention of it, but Buzzfeed News says he was.

Scoop with @ambiej and @juliareinstein: the shooter who killed two women in a Tallahassee yoga studio was a far-right extremist & self-proclaimed misogynist who railed against women, black people, & immigrants in a series of online videos & songs. https://t.co/ZqadFKL87Q

— David Mack (@davidmackau) November 3, 2018

But if you Google the shooting and “far-right,” all you find is Buzzfeed’s story and people reposting Buzzfeed’s story. No one else seems to know what the guy’s political affiliation was — not even Buzzfeed:

.@BuzzFeedNews calls the shooter "far-right" in this tweet but admits in the actual story:

"Beierle’s political affiliations were not immediately clear, but he was highly critical of the Obama administration in his 2014 videos."

This is why the media has a credibility problem. https://t.co/ZbAEz92JDR

— Erin Gaetz (@ErinGaetz) November 3, 2018

All the verifiable aspects of this story — he was a misogynist, an incel, critical of Obama, problems with minorities — could just as easily be applied to maaaaany Bernie bros.

But @buzzfeednews went ahead and called him "far-right." Why is that? ?

— Erin Gaetz (@ErinGaetz) November 3, 2018

Maybe I'm missing something, @davidmackau, but can you explain how you came to the conclusion that he was "far-right" and not a Bernie bro? Or NPA?

You say in your own article, "Beierle’s political affiliations were not immediately clear."

Did you just make an assumption? https://t.co/gsx5dEEyt9

— Erin Gaetz (@ErinGaetz) November 3, 2018

Apologies for staying on this on a lovely Saturday, but this is blatantly misleading reporting from @BuzzFeedNews.

They describe the Tallahassee shooter as "far-right," implying he was a Republican or conservative. He was actually registered "no party affiliation." ? pic.twitter.com/PV78fgO45V

— Erin Gaetz (@ErinGaetz) November 3, 2018

Usually, all of the major news outlets scour the shooter’s social media accounts to ensure he’s right-wing, meaning they can widely report the story. It’s funny that more haven’t.

Criticizing Obamacare doesn’t make him far-right … dude was a disgusting POS but stop trying to paint him as a certain political affiliation to score cheap points. https://t.co/gSBFDC82In

— The Foo (@PolitiBunny) November 3, 2018

I also wasn’t aware that the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter was “far right.” That POS hated Trump for supporting Israel, whose enemies get support from- guess who?- the unholy alliance of Jew-hating, Hitler-admiring Islamic jihadis with the left. But Buzzfeed is trash anyway. 😉

— Andy Potter (@eapotterjr) November 3, 2018

But that’s the narrative right now; obviously, the shooter was “far right,” just like the synagogue shooter.

Maybe the facts will catch up with Buzzfeed’s headline, but we’ll wait and see.

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Not even TRYING to hide it –> CNN straight-up editorializing in its ‘breaking news’ chyrons now https://t.co/OQ96Kbo6PZ

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 25, 2018