{"id":2299540,"date":"2024-07-18T15:08:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T19:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-x-post-falsely-claims-trump-staged-rally-shooting\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T15:10:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T19:10:19","slug":"false-claim-x-post-incorrectly-states-that-trump-staged-rally-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/false-claim-x-post-incorrectly-states-that-trump-staged-rally-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"False claim: X post incorrectly states that Trump staged rally shooting"},"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%2Ffalse-claim-x-post-incorrectly-states-that-trump-staged-rally-shooting%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=2299540&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>A viral post \u2063shared on a social media platform alleges that former President Donald\u200b Trump staged a shooting at his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">campaign rally<\/a> in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. The post claims that the shooting was fake and that Trump used fake blood capsules. However, this claim has been debunked by the FBI and U.S.\u200b Secret Service, who confirmed that the shooting was not staged. The perpetrator of the shooting, Thomas Matthew Crooks, referred to the \u200dattack as his\u200d &#8220;premiere&#8221;\u200d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-faces-massive-backlash-for-firing-gina-carano-as-cancel-disney-plus-trends-1-critics-bring-up-companys-history\/\" title=\"Disney Faces Massive Backlash For Firing Gina Carano As \u2018Cancel Disney Plus\u2019 Trends #1, Critics Bring Up Company\u2019s History\">post made<\/a> online \u200cand had conducted searches for Trump&#8217;s public appearances. Trump himself confirmed the\u200c authenticity of the shooting, stating that he heard shots and \u2062felt the bullet ripping through his skin. The FBI \u200cidentified Crooks as the\u2064 shooter and\u2064 confirmed that it was an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-regime-breaches-russian-constitution-with-navalny-arrest\/\" title=\"Putin regime breaches Russian Constitution with Navalny arrest\">attempted assassination<\/a>.\u200b the claim that the shooting was staged by Trump is false.  <\/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 viral post <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AVSmartz\/status\/1812260665106825303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on X<\/a> purports 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump staged the shooting at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8166386\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-8166386\">Screenshot captured via X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. Statements released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. Secret Service indicate the shooting was not staged.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old man who opened fire on Trump&rsquo;s rally, referred to the attack as his &ldquo;premiere&rdquo; in a post made via an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-game-that-has-users-slaughter-israelis-as-palestinian-militant-violates-anti-terror-laws-legal-group-says\/\" title=\"Video Game That Has Users Slaughter Israelis as Palestinian Militant Violates Anti-Terror Laws, Legal Group Says\">online gaming platform<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-called-july-13-premiere-online-post-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS News<\/a>. Crooks also conducted searches for Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;public appearances and dates,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The X post, viewed over four million times, purports Trump staged the shooting at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. &ldquo;That is NOT, I repeat, NOT a gun shot wound. He faked it with a blood pill &ndash; nothing more,&rdquo; the post begins. &ldquo;If that is a gunshot wound, they used a BB gun you f&ndash;king clowns. Trump just knows how stupid his cult is. Just as stupid as Biden&rsquo;s cult,&rdquo; it continues.<\/p>\n<p>The post features a photo from the rally showing Trump with blood on his face alongside a photo of fake blood capsules used for film-making available for purchase on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false, as the shooting was not staged. On July 13, the FBI released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/press-releases\/fbi-statement-on-incident-in-butler-pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> indicating they were &ldquo;on the scene&rdquo; in Butler, Pennsylvania and working with the Secret Service to investigate the shooting. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/press-releases\/fbi-statement-on-incident-in-butler-pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">updated statement<\/a> from the Bureau released on the same day referred to the shooting as an &ldquo;assassination attempt&rdquo; on the former Republican president. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/press-releases\/fbi-statement-on-incident-in-butler-pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">third statement<\/a> indicates the FBI identified the shooter as Crooks, a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. On July 15, the Bureau <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/press-releases\/update-on-the-fbi-investigation-of-the-attempted-assassination-of-former-president-donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> it had gained access to Crooks&rsquo; electronic devices following searches of his residence and vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Trump issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112782066045321247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> to his TRUTH Social account following the shooting, noting that the bullet had &ldquo;pierced the upper part of [his] right ear.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening,&rdquo; he added via the same statement.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the Secret Service, reacted to the shooting in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecretSvcSpox\/status\/1812288378596982908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 13 post<\/a> shared on X, noting the shooter had &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-sheriffs-deputy-critically-wounded-after-deadly-pursuit\/\" title=\"Mich. sheriff\u2019s deputy critically wounded after deadly pursuit\">fired multiple shots<\/a> toward the stage&rdquo; where Trump was speaking &ldquo;from an elevated position outside the rally venue.&rdquo; Guglielmi also confirmed the Secret Service had killed the shooter.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=576defc6cbcbf2da&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=That+is+NOT+I+repeat+NOT+a+gun+shot+wound.+He+faked+it+with+a+blood+pill+-+nothing+more.+If+that+is+a+gunshot+wound+they+used+a+BB+gun+you+fucking+clowns.+Trump+just+knows+how+stupid+his+cult+is.+Just+as+stupid+as+Biden%27s+cult.&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWZJPk1C9buWu--tLPKEpSxLqGfZiWMqdk6VF37sVUbkfuZLTj2oNC7EnrW0kOrs5_yzXFS7PD2zj-5Cc29Wnj5IzUaHojAIdqyC1HLwD4s3t6yQTN3GWiMOqP8qmSGPrM-HvbeP0BNRK8Wqte9HmotWM1zQEo4dCAawyxemAaFagOZxAL5y9hRm7COvNj7qslVUA19g&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjftPuS4LCHAxVikokEHQRVAiwQ0pQJegQIDRAB&amp;biw=1680&amp;bih=870&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> suggesting Trump staged the shooting. In fact, the opposite is true. On July 14, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2024\/jul\/14\/social-media\/donald-trump-staged-the-shooting-at-his-rally-in-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PolitiFact<\/a> reported the claim was false. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/17\/fact-check-trump-golf-after-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Trump Golf The Day After He Was Shot?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The July 13 shooting killed one rallygoer and injured two others, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/07\/15\/trump-rally-shooting-victims\/74406530007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral post circulating on X falsely claims that former President Donald Trump staged the shooting at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The FBI and Secret Service have confirmed that the shooting was not staged. Thomas Matthew Crooks, the shooter, referred to the attack as his &#8220;premiere&#8221; and had conducted searches for Trump&#8217;s public appearances. Trump himself confirmed the shooting and the Secret Service confirmed that the shooter was killed. There is no credible evidence to support the claim that the shooting was staged<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2299541,"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-2161922001-1-scaled-e1721309769439.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[32633,4433,4300,3634],"class_list":["post-2299540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-false-claim","tag-rally","tag-shooting","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161922001-1-scaled-e1721309769439.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299540","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\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}