Ted Cruz and Don Jr boost debunked claim Lakewood Church shooter was a transgender woman

Conservative pundits, activists, and politicians have continued to spread the unfounded claim that the Lakewood church shooter was a transgender woman – even after it was kiboshed by police.

Genesse Moreno, 36, opened fire inside Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston, Texas on Sunday, sparking a gunfight with two off-duty law enforcement officers that left her seven-year-old son – whom she had brought with her – fighting for his life in hospital.

police said in a press conference on Monday that, , their investigations so far had found