{"id":2305245,"date":"2024-07-22T11:46:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T15:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-post-falsely-claims-assistant-fbi-director-attended-trump-rally-in-butler-pa\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T11:47:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T15:47:55","slug":"false-claim-assistant-fbi-director-did-not-attend-trump-rally-in-butler-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/false-claim-assistant-fbi-director-did-not-attend-trump-rally-in-butler-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"False claim: Assistant FBI Director did not attend Trump rally in Butler, PA"},"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\">26<\/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-assistant-fbi-director-did-not-attend-trump-rally-in-butler-pa%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=2305245&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 summary of the\u200d article is about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-a-ukrainian-anti-tank-missile-sinking-a-russian-ship\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show a Ukrainian Anti-Tank Missile Sinking A Russian Ship?\">viral video claiming<\/a> that Janeen DiGuiseppe, assistant director of the FBI&#8217;s Insider Threat Office, was\u2063 seated behind former President Donald Trump \u200dduring a shooting at his campaign\u2062 rally. However, the FBI denied that DiGuiseppe attended the\u2064 rally, and Snopes also \u200dreported that the video did not show her on July\u200b 19. The shooter flew a\u2064 camera drone over the rally\u2064 site before the incident, and false claims about DiGuiseppi\u200d attending the rally\u2064 were debunked. The FBI condemned\u200b the spread of\u200d false rumors and threats against its officials.  <\/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 video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MumbaichaDon\/status\/1814301894463869180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on X<\/a> purports Janeen DiGuiseppe, assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation&rsquo;s (FBI) Insider Threat Office, was seated behind 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump when a shooting occurred at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yes. Apparently, SHE KNEW IT!<\/p>\n<p>The woman in the video behind Trump, who calmly recorded the shots fired, is allegedly Janeen Diguiseppi, assistant Director of FBI.<\/p>\n<p>So&hellip; was assassination attempt on Trump was State Sponsored?<\/p>\n<p>Now&hellip;Recollect Modi Ji&rsquo;s security lapse in Punjab. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OUFk42ckKN\">https:\/\/t.co\/OUFk42ckKN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BhikuMhatre (@MumbaichaDon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MumbaichaDon\/status\/1814301894463869180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The FBI denied that DiGuiseppe attended the rally to Albany-based newspaper the Times Union. Snopes also reported the video did not show DiGuiseppe on July 19. An FBI spokesperson shared the same statement it had provided to the Times Union with Check Your Fact when contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Matthew Crooks, the shooter who opened fire on Trump&rsquo;s July 13 campaign rally, flew a camera drone over the rally site &ldquo;a few hours before Trump took the stage,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/trump-shooter-flew-drone-venue-hours-attempted-assassination-source-sa-rcna162817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a>. The camera drone allowed Crooks to get an &ldquo;overhead view&rdquo; of the rally site, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The X video, viewed 38,000 times as of writing, purports DiGuiseppe was seated behind Trump when a shooting occurred at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. &ldquo;Yes. Apparently, SHE KNEW IT! The woman in the video behind Trump, who calmly recorded the shots fired, is allegedly Janeen DiGuiseppi, assistant Director of FBI,&rdquo; the video&rsquo;s caption begins. &ldquo;So&hellip; [the] assassination attempt on Trump was State Sponsored?&rdquo; it continues.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, a brunette woman wearing a white shirt, dark hat, and sunglasses films the moment shots were fired during the rally.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. On July 19, Albany-based newspaper the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/L3QH8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Times Union<\/a> reported DiGuiseppi did not attend Trump&rsquo;s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The FBI confirmed to the newspaper that DiGuiseppi was not the woman sitting behind Trump when the shooting occurred after false claims began circulating online.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The allegations circulating on social media about an FBI executive and the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania are categorically false,&rdquo; the FBI said, according to the Times Union. &ldquo;To be clear, the person depicted is not her and she did not attend the rally. The men and women of the FBI work tirelessly and selflessly to protect others every day, and false rumors and conspiracy theories targeting these dedicated public servants are reprehensible and irresponsible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are also dangerous and often lead to threats against them and their families. The FBI will continue to work with our partners to hold accountable anyone who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-group-files-complaint-after-judge-gives-media-interview-on-trump-gag-order-highly-inappropriate\/\" title=\"Conservative group lodges complaint over judge&#039;s media interview on Trump gag order, deeming it &quot;highly inappropriate.\">makes violent threats<\/a> against them or any of our colleagues in law enforcement,&rdquo; the FBI added.<\/p>\n<p>DiGuiseppe served as a &ldquo;top FBI agent in Albany&rdquo; before being promoted to assistant director of the FBI&rsquo;s Insider Threat Office in Washington, D.C., in August 2023 the outlet indicated. The FBI issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/press-releases\/janeen-diguiseppi-named-as-assistant-director-of-the-insider-threat-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a> on August 14, 2023 announcing DiGuiseppe&rsquo;s promotion. A <a href=\"https:\/\/multimedia.fbi.gov\/item?type=image&amp;id=6174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photo<\/a> of DiGuiseppe uploaded to the FBI&rsquo;s website also notes her promotion. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/17\/fact-check-is-this-a-recent-image-showing-donald-trump-with-no-injury-to-right-ear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Is This A Recent Image Showing Donald Trump With No Injury To Right Ear?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=4480d324391c2d9e&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=Yes.+Apparently,+SHE+KNEW+IT!+The+woman+in+the+video+behind+Trump,+who+calmly+recorded+the+shots+fired,+is+allegedly+Janeen+Diguiseppi,+assistant+Director+of+FBI.+So...+was+assassination+attempt+on+Trump+was+State+Sponsored%3F+Now...Recollect+Modi+Ji%27s+security+lapse+in+Punjab.&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWZJPk1C9buWu--tLPKEpSxLqGfZiWMqdk6VF37sVUbkcQBIVhywLvFlnlHDGKJGJbxkCJAabsmCLMydwiYVoUUKH-5Vkr9JVKb4KljW_6Qpl2Z6VLDTTpmnXG4L5yhTW2giGzKuojZxYVUs6gq-cpvwriHAvR9enuZ79nZkwBxiuI-hCSS4pqzuE0hbDwGN5IQOtOog&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwil3OPu4bqHAxXphIkEHYyfB10Q0pQJegQIDhAB&amp;biw=1680&amp;bih=870&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a><\/a> to support the claim made via the X video. In fact, the opposite is true. On July 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/no-fbi-janeen-diguiseppi-was-not-at-trump-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snopes<\/a> reported the claim is false. Although the outlet stated it was not able to identify the woman seated behind Trump at the rally, it was able to determine that her features were &ldquo;remotely similar enough to assert that she was DiGuiseppi.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>An FBI spokesperson shared the same statement it had provided to the Times Union with Check Your Fact when contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video circulating online falsely claims that Janeen DiGuiseppe, assistant director of the FBI&#8217;s Insider Threat Office, was seated behind Donald Trump during a shooting at his campaign rally. The FBI denied this claim, stating that DiGuiseppe did not attend the rally. The video&#8217;s caption suggesting that the assassination attempt on Trump was state-sponsored is also false. The FBI emphasized that spreading false rumors and conspiracy theories about their employees is irresponsible and dangerous. DiGuiseppe was promoted to assistant director of the FBI&#8217;s Insider Threat Office in 2023. Fact-checkers have confirmed that the claims made in the video are untrue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2305246,"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-2161922277-1-scaled-e1721654258925.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[35798,35237,32633,5591,33285],"class_list":["post-2305245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-assistant-fbi-director","tag-butler-pa","tag-false-claim","tag-fbi","tag-trump-rally"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161922277-1-scaled-e1721654258925.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305245","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=2305245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2305246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}