{"id":2294502,"date":"2024-07-14T08:20:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T12:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-photo-of-man-is-not-trump-rally-shooter\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T08:22:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T12:22:40","slug":"fact-check-viral-photo-of-man-is-not-trump-rally-shooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-photo-of-man-is-not-trump-rally-shooter\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Viral Photo of Man is Not Trump Rally Shooter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-viral-photo-of-man-is-not-trump-rally-shooter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294502&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> posts \u2062claim \u2062that an account on X, formerly known as Twitter, has been linked to Pennsylvania rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks. However, the claim has been proven false as \u200cthe person \u200din the\u2064 video and \u200cphoto is not actually Crooks. \u200dThe \u200buser who uploaded the\u2064 photo \u2064and video claimed they were joke posts. The actual \u200bgunman was a 20-year-old resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The account linked to Crooks, \u2063@jewgazing, was quickly removed and locked after the posts \u200cwent viral, with the user claiming \u2063they\u2063 were meant as a joke. The misinformation spread rapidly on social media and various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-big-tech-and-media-actions-to-steal-the-election-heres-whats-going-on-in-pennsylvania-and-michigan\/\" title=\"Democrat, Big Tech and Media Actions to Steal the Election \u2013 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Going on in Pennsylvania and Michigan\">media outlets<\/a>, but the true identity of\u2063 the shooter was unrelated to the account in question.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/don.stitt.7\/posts\/pfbid02ARYqBRmoKXxX42qs1Mhx2q2MqrtmsmYhpCZob8QC5YxaYTPbCaLi7PP9uFyEmwmCl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Numerous<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePatriotOasis\/status\/1812348501868556704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posts<\/a> circulating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-facebook-post-attempts-to-link-bus-ad-about-pediatric-strokes-to-covid-19-vaccines\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Attempts To Link Bus Ad About Pediatric Strokes To COVID-19 Vaccines\">social media claim<\/a> that an account on X, formerly known as Twitter, has been linked to Pennsylvania rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thomas Matthew Crooks<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hate trump. I hate republicans.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dEwWOqdPyq\">pic.twitter.com\/dEwWOqdPyq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Patriot Oasis\u2122 (@ThePatriotOasis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePatriotOasis\/status\/1812348501868556704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The person in both the video and photo are not actually of Crooks. The user who originally uploaded the photo and video claimed they were joke posts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet during a rally July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/07\/14\/us\/trump-shooting-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Times<\/a> reported. The gunman, since identified as Crooks, was a 20-year-old resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">outlet reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/relscd\/status\/1812339947879477458\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOfficerTatum\/status\/1812366056511479917\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimHansonDC\/status\/1812340472452469147\">posts<\/a> have circulated in the wake of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-nashville-shooters-manifesto-leaked-after-not-being-released-it-didnt-fit-the-leftist-narrative\/\" title=\"Leaked: Nashville Shooter&#039;s Manifesto Unreleased, Contradicted Leftist Narrative.\">shooting claiming<\/a> to show the suspected shooter, while some <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/P_Kallioniemi\/status\/1812426922158133626\">international<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PilotDrones64\/status\/1812409424985628693\">media<\/a> outlets also used the photo as well. \u201cI will be shocked if this worm Thomas Matthew Crooks is not some flavor of Leftist Antifa scum,\u201d one post read. \u201cHe looks like every other slack-jawed, slope-melon, smooth brain wannabe revolutionary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The photo is not of Crooks. the images are of a user on X under the handle <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jewgazing\">@jewgazing<\/a>. Following the widespread coverage of the post, the account was locked and the tweets were quickly removed. While there are no known archives of the page itself, users who recorded the page show the account user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IAmPuckArks\/status\/1812382860524802402\">claiming<\/a> that the posts were a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/misjamarije\/status\/1812351965248082106\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joke<\/a> and that it was \u201cgetting too far.\u201d Another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Datingandmoney\/status\/1812385758751449591\">post<\/a>, showing the user at a theater, appears to match the appearance of the person in the viral photo.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jewgazing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jewgazing<\/a> just trolling everyone?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m confused man.<\/p>\n<p>Is Thomas Mathew Crooks the shooter or not? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C1jiC4DaJF\">pic.twitter.com\/C1jiC4DaJF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dating &#038; Money (@Datingandmoney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Datingandmoney\/status\/1812385758751449591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yea he\u2019s kicking himself now for pretending to be the guy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9HCLV2J4fJ\">pic.twitter.com\/9HCLV2J4fJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\udf53\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0fPuckArks\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b\ud83c\udf53 (@IAmPuckArks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAmPuckArks\/status\/1812382860524802402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"nl\">Mensen die voorbarig snel video\u2019s van \u2018de schutter\u2019 delen; die op zijn account <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jewgazing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jewgazing<\/a> loopt te memen hier over. Wat een tijden \ud83e\udee0. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KOUCluTVPT\">pic.twitter.com\/KOUCluTVPT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u041c\u0438\u0448\u0430 (@misjamarije) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/misjamarije\/status\/1812351965248082106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<span>People who are prematurely quick to share videos of \u2018the shooter\u2019; who is memeing about this on his account <\/span><span><a dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jewgazing\">@jewgazing<\/a><\/span><span>. What times,\u201d One post translated to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>BBC Verify journalist Shayan Sardarizadeh also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shayan86\/status\/1812357824992718981\">posted<\/a> tweets about the user, stating that the account was \u201cthe exact same X user who pretended to be the shooter in an odd trolling attempt.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is not a video of the shooter at Trump\u2019s Pennsylvania rally. This is the exact same X user who pretended to be the shooter in an odd trolling attempt.<\/p>\n<p>He posted this video an hour ago and quickly deleted it. It\u2019s now being shared as if it\u2019s a message by the real shooter. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ShDpQ1UxzN\">https:\/\/t.co\/ShDpQ1UxzN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S5wEqpu0QX\">pic.twitter.com\/S5wEqpu0QX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shayan86\/status\/1812357824992718981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Check Your Fact has attempted to reach out to the user behind the account. This post will be updated if a comment is received.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several social media posts falsely claim that an account on X, formerly known as Twitter, belongs to Pennsylvania rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks. However, the person in the video and photo is not actually Crooks. The user who posted the photo and video claimed they were joke posts. Former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a rally in Pennsylvania, and the gunman was identified as Crooks. The photos circulating on social media are actually of a user on X with the handle @jewgazing, who claimed the posts were a joke and removed them. BBC Verify journalist Shayan Sardarizadeh also confirmed that the account was not linked to the shooter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":2294503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161922730-scaled-e1720958844919.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8499,13420,33285,34980],"class_list":["post-2294502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-man","tag-fact-check","tag-trump-rally","tag-viral-photo"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161922730-scaled-e1720958844919.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}