{"id":2295362,"date":"2024-07-15T13:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T17:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-the-alleged-trump-shooter-a-chinese-man\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T13:47:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T17:47:15","slug":"fact-check-was-the-alleged-trump-shooter-a-chinese-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-the-alleged-trump-shooter-a-chinese-man\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Was The Alleged Trump Shooter a \u2018Chinese Man\u2019?"},"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\">20<\/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-was-the-alleged-trump-shooter-a-chinese-man%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=2295362&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-up-business-owner-blocks-in-health-inspectors-car-who-shut-his-business-down-over-covid-restrictions\/\" title=\"Fed Up Business Owner Blocks In Health Inspector\u2019s Car Who Shut His Business Down Over COVID Restrictions\">post shared<\/a> on X claimed that the alleged\u200b Trump shooter was a \u200d&#8221;Chinese man&#8221; as reported by the New \u2062York Post. However, it was later revealed that \u200cthe alleged shooter was actually a white male. Trump was in Milwaukee for \u200bthe Republican National Convention just a day after the\u2062 assassination attempt,\u200d and \u2062his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-trump-shot-multiple-times-during-the-assassination-attempt\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Was Trump Shot Multiple Times During The Assassination Attempt?\">campaign team shared<\/a> on <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> that he was shot in the right ear. The\u200b initial claim about the shooter&#8217;s ethnicity was deemed misleading.  <\/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 post <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tr00peRR\/status\/1812273765298085926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/Tr00peRR\/status\/1812273765298085926&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1721143432975000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3balRRgdsU2hoXIdcRcxTL\"><span id=\"m_-2007455606691841350mt-tracked-link_2_1721056858681\"><\/span>shared on X<\/a> claims that the alleged Trump shooter was a \u201cChinese man\u201d as reported by the New York Post.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2018The shooter, identified as a Chinese man, was in a sniper position located hundreds of yards away from Trump\u2019s podium in Butler, Pa. as he spoke to a campaign crowd, sources said.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 NY Post <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4P73llql1E\">pic.twitter.com\/4P73llql1E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Daily Sneed\u2122 (@Tr00peRR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tr00peRR\/status\/1812273765298085926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the New York Post did report that the alleged shooter was a \u201cChinese man,\u201d it changed the wording later. The alleged shooter has been identified as a white male.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Trump arrived in Milwaukee on Sunday for the Republican National Convention just a day after his assassination attempt, but will not speak until Thursday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-rnc-milwaukee-77063b2c9aff353977d67d2d3bbf03ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-rnc-milwaukee-77063b2c9aff353977d67d2d3bbf03ff&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1721139863146000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2kMar3AFrFjKWdI6GQsbmZ\">The Associated Press<\/a>. Trump\u2019s campaign team shared a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-beauty-guru-to-launch-make-makeup-great-again-line\/\" title=\"Conservative Beauty Guru To Launch \u2018Make Makeup Great Again\u2019 Line\">social media shortly<\/a> after the attempt to say that he was shot in the right ear, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-says-shots-pierced-injured-ear-rally-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-says-shots-pierced-injured-ear-rally-pennsylvania\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1721139863146000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1iqIU0HfxrU2SqnXMpGxqB\">CBS<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users are claiming that the shooter was a Chinese man, referencing the New York Post. One user wrote, \u201c\u2018The shooter, identified as a Chinese man, was in a sniper position located hundreds of yards away from Trump\u2019s podium in Butler, Pa. as he spoke to a campaign crowd, sources said.\u2019- NY Post.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post did initially report that the alleged shooter was a \u201cChinese man,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/york-post-criticized-misreporting-trump-054207890.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NextShark<\/a> and archived version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240713234714\/https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/13\/us-news\/gunman-behind-attempted-assassination-on-trump-shot-and-killed-by-secret-service-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">story<\/a>.\u00a0 The outlet did change its wording shortly thereafter, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/13\/us-news\/gunman-behind-attempted-assassination-on-trump-shot-and-killed-by-secret-service-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stating<\/a> the shooter was \u201cidentified only as a white male.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outlet did not issue a correction for this error. The alleged shooter was 20 year old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania and is a white man, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c3gw58wv4e9o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC<\/a>. <b><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/14\/fact-check-viral-photo-of-mark-violets-is-not-trump-rally-shooter\/\">(RELATED: Viral Photo Of \u2018Mark Violets\u2019 Is Not Trump Rally Shooter)<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-qa=\"message-text\">\n<p><strong><em>Editor\u2019s Note:<\/em> <\/strong><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">This story is part of our ongoing coverage of the Trump Assassination Attempt. Please consider viewing our other articles on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-26-pardons-and-3-commutations-includes-numerous-prominent-names\/\" title=\"Trump Grants 26 Pardons And 3 Commutations, Includes Numerous Prominent Names\">breaking news story<\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post on X claimed that the alleged Trump shooter was a &#8220;Chinese man&#8221; according to the New York Post. However, the New York Post later changed the wording and identified the shooter as a white male. Trump&#8217;s campaign team confirmed that he was shot in the right ear, but the shooter was actually identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a white man from Pennsylvania<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2295363,"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-2161926800-scaled-e1721058780371.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[35115,13420,6842,3634],"class_list":["post-2295362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-chinese-man","tag-fact-check","tag-shooter","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161926800-scaled-e1721058780371.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295362","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\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}