{"id":2305330,"date":"2024-07-22T12:56:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T16:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-instagram-post-purports-to-show-trump-rally-shooter-wearing-a-yarmulke\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T12:56:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T16:56:50","slug":"fact-check-a-photo-circulating-on-instagram-claims-to-show-the-trump-rally-shooter-wearing-a-yarmulke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-a-photo-circulating-on-instagram-claims-to-show-the-trump-rally-shooter-wearing-a-yarmulke\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact check: A photo circulating on Instagram claims to show the Trump rally shooter wearing a yarmulke"},"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\">34<\/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-a-photo-circulating-on-instagram-claims-to-show-the-trump-rally-shooter-wearing-a-yarmulke%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=2305330&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 article discusses a false claim circulating on \u200cInstagram that \u200cshows Thomas Matthew Crooks,\u2062 the \u2064man who\u200c opened fire at\u2063 Donald Trump&#8217;s <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>, wearing a yarmulke. However, Lead Stories reported that\u2064 the \u200cclaim was false and traced \u2063the photo to a synagogue in Butler, Pennsylvania. Federal agents visited Crooks&#8217;\u200d home, but the image \u200dof him wearing a yarmulke is not accurate. The synagogue confirmed that the person in the photo is not Crooks and that he has never been associated with their congregation. The FBI did not reference this claim in their investigation.  <\/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>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9dNEUgOd7g\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Instagram<\/a> purports to show Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old man who opened fire on 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, wearing a yarmulke.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9dNEUgOd7g\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On July 19, Lead Stories reported the claim was false and traced the photo to the B&rsquo;nai Abraham Synagogue in Butler, Pennsylvania. A spokesperson for the synagogue denied the photo showed Crooks.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Federal agents visited Crooks&rsquo; Bethel Park, Pennsylvania home on July 21, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/C9ED0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox News<\/a>. Crooks opened fire on Trump&rsquo;s July 13 campaign rally, killing one rally goer and injuring two others, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Instagram image, viewed over 9,000 times as of writing, purports to show Crooks wearing a yarmulke. &ldquo;Notice how they didn&rsquo;t mention what religion Trump&rsquo;s shooter was on the news,&rdquo; text above the image reads. The image shows a young man with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornell-responds-after-professor-threatened-to-fail-maskless-students\/\" title=\"Cornell Responds After Professor Threatened To Fail Maskless Students\">short brown hair<\/a> and glasses wearing a yarmulke.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. Check Your Fact did not find the photo referenced in any <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> about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=da4bf7f7e18dacaf&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=thomas+matthew+crooks&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWd8nbOJfsBGGB5IQQO6L3J5MIFhvnvU242yFxzEEp3BfRFWcyM5BvpTgNzM3vKj4sEjS6haKlrdzONTHhmt-ed0BDutOfD1NtrEadKQJY0kkrXclIUNRVP0ehqCu__lp1243DJ2Uniu4_KjBzx4cZwuNHlMMAGibLeRiFGo8nwiJYCKRW8lD7G-kjM3YLhhsCD1e5OQ&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjq6Lud7LqHAxWNMlkFHXBbADcQ0pQJegQIDhAB&amp;biw=1680&amp;bih=870&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crooks<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=da4bf7f7e18dacaf&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=trump+rally+shooting&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWfbQph1uib-VfD_izZO2Y5pt2wBeNNRFhtfGNWgf58ywMiScniLl3mToAITtgR4Pa2a9yGr9n_s8fSUn7zvjVnVQ7xspgpZd4BMvVLPCbg60hrJNX85-wip8aW-I4UVLUj7qfM6QEgo1UHz9HlLruZfX232YhwAloWcYmHorS3hK5CpnCCwmArZZP3Sph_Dij8aOeYQ&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjDi_mQ7LqHAxU9D1kFHQZTAzkQ0pQJegQIExAB&amp;biw=1680&amp;bih=870&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the shooting<\/a>. Actually, the opposite is true. On July 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadstories.com\/hoax-alert\/2024\/07\/fact-check-shooter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lead Stories<\/a> reported the claim was false. The outlet traced the photo to the B&rsquo;nai Abraham Synagogue in Butler, Pennsylvania. The image was shared on both the synagogue&rsquo;s website and its Facebook page. While the synagogue&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/congbnaiabraham.org\/about-bnai-abraham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Congregation-Bnai-Abraham-Synagogue-Butler-PA-100064593703037\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a> both appear to be private, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2024\/07\/localimages\/tu-vishvat-24.-1.jpg?w=2048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Sm62c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">versions<\/a> of the image can be viewed online.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a spokesperson for the synagogue confirmed the image did not show Crooks, Lead Stories indicated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thomas Crooks has never been a member of Congregation B&rsquo;nai Abraham, nor has he ever attended any event or service at our synagogue. The person in the photo that is being circulated, that was taken from our Facebook page, is known to us and is not Thomas Crooks,&rdquo; the same spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, the FBI did not reference the claim in <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\">statements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/press-releases\/fbi-statement-on-incident-in-butler-pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">released<\/a> about the shooting via its website. Furthermore, the Bethel Park Police Department also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100064736947607\/search?q=Notice%20how%20they%20didn%27t%20mention%20what%20religion%20Trumps%20shooter%20was%20on%20the%20news%3F%20thomas%20matthew%20crooks%20photo%20yarmulke&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0XFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjRcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9IiwicnBfY2hyb25vX3NvcnQ6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcImNocm9ub3NvcnRcIixcImFyZ3NcIjpcIlwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has not<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22Notice%20how%20they%20didn%27t%20mention%20what%20religion%20Trumps%20shooter%20was%20on%20the%20news%3F%22%20(from%3Abethelparkpd)%20lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">publicly<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethelparkpolice?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR31IqjUvXNhk0zJJ1bz00CIEmcvPQvefZUEDaJTjz244bRm2TRWzdgmqr4_aem_K-jRltvPZvUyExtUTjJvdg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">commented<\/a> on the claim. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/22\/fact-check-image-trump-shooter-transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Viral X Image Falsely Claims Trump Rally Shooter Was Transgender)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has contacted B&rsquo;nai Abraham Synagogue for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo circulating on Instagram falsely claims to show Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who opened fire at a Trump rally, wearing a yarmulke. However, this claim has been debunked by Lead Stories, who traced the photo to a synagogue in Butler, Pennsylvania. The synagogue confirmed that the person in the photo is not Crooks. The FBI and local police have not commented on this false claim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2305331,"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-2161922289-3-scaled-e1721657062735.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13420,7884,6842,33285,6034],"class_list":["post-2305330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fact-check","tag-instagram","tag-shooter","tag-trump-rally","tag-yarmulke"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161922289-3-scaled-e1721657062735.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305330","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=2305330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2305331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}