{"id":2308024,"date":"2024-07-25T13:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-facebook-video-falsely-claims-blackrock-owns-building-from-which-shooter-fired-at-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T13:43:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:43:06","slug":"fact-check-viral-facebook-video-incorrectly-claims-blackrock-owns-the-building-from-which-the-shooter-targeted-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-facebook-video-incorrectly-claims-blackrock-owns-the-building-from-which-the-shooter-targeted-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Viral Facebook video incorrectly claims BlackRock owns the building from which the shooter targeted Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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-viral-facebook-video-incorrectly-claims-blackrock-owns-the-building-from-which-the-shooter-targeted-trump%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=2308024&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 Facebook\u200c video \u2064falsely claims that investment company BlackRock owns the building from which Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at former President Donald Trump during his\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-jr-to-attend-first-republican-debate-in-wisconsin\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Jr. to join Wisconsin&#039;s first GOP debate.\">campaign\u200d rally<\/a> in Butler, Pennsylvania.\u200d Fact-checking reveals that the\u2062 building \u2064is actually owned \u2063by American Glass Research, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cashing-in-blm-co-founder-goes-on-real-estate-buying-binge-snagging-four-homes-totaling-millions-of-dollars-report\/\" title=\"Cashing In: BLM Co-Founder Goes On \u2018Real-Estate Buying Binge,\u2019 Snagging Four Homes Totaling Millions Of Dollars: Report\u00a0\">property records<\/a>. The \u200bvideo has \u200cgained popularity, but\u2064 reports indicate that Crooks had previously searched online about the distance from Lee Harvey\u200b Oswald to Abraham Lincoln before \u2063the\u2063 shooting. The rally took\u200b place at the Butler Farm Show grounds, and Crooks fired\u2063 from the roof of a nearby\u2063 American Glass Research building, approximately 148 yards away. BlackRock has not addressed this false claim on its website or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>, further substantiating that the ownership claim is incorrect.  <\/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:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1158023265477521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims investment company BlackRock owns the building from which Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump during his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8171655\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-8171655\">Screenshot captured via Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. Butler, Pennsylvania property records show American Glass Research, not BlackRock, owns the building.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Crooks conducted a Google search asking how far away Lee Harvey Oswald was from President Abraham Lincoln when he killed him ahead of the Trump rally shooting, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-shooter-made-chilling-google-search-day-he-registered-butler-rally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox News<\/a>. The revelation was made by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray during a Wednesday testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook video, which has garnered nearly 76,000 likes as of writing, claims BlackRock owns the building from which Crooks shot at Trump during his July 13 campaign rally. The video opens with a clip of a man instructing viewers &ldquo;not to let your guard down&rdquo; and &ldquo;listen to this&rdquo; before transitioning to another man who claims BlackRock owns the building from which Crooks shot at Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whoa, you&rsquo;re telling me that the same company that owns the building that the person who was just laying down and took some shots off at someone to attempt to take their life very recently&hellip; Not only did that dude work for that company in the past, but that building he was on was owned by them,&rdquo; the man says. Besides Facebook, the claim has also circulated on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bturnnn\/video\/7393405417721810207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. On July 15, <a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civic-news\/trump-rally-shooting-american-glass-research-butler-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technical.ly<\/a> reported Trump&rsquo;s campaign rally took place at the Butler Farm Show grounds, with the shooter firing at him from the roof of a nearby building &ldquo;outside of the security perimeter.&rdquo; According to the outlet, the roof was &ldquo;about 148 yards away&rdquo; and is &ldquo;one of two labs on the headquarters of a company called American Glass Research.&rdquo; The article does not mention BlackRock at all.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=butler+farm+show+grounds&amp;oq=b&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggBEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg8MgYIARBFGDsyBggCEEUYOzIGCAMQRRg7MgYIBBBFGDwyBggFEEUYPDIGCAYQRRg9MgYIBxBFGDzSAQgyMjUxajBqN6gCALACAA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keyword search lists<\/a> 625 Evans City Road as the address for the Butler Farm Show grounds, with the American Glass Research building <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=american+glass+research&amp;sca_esv=2a9720fd994fa302&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;ei=jFOhZt3JIsSviLMPqPEb&amp;gs_ssp=eJwFwTsOgCAMANC4mji7MrjbpkE-R_AWpUI1UQcY5Pi-N06rrojqP6koCkNcoHtP5I4QvLMILpQInaiApIIW7JZY9pmfXC_h1-jNrZmaW-Yq5w9ZHheS&amp;oq=american+glass+resear&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiFWFtZXJpY2FuIGdsYXNzIHJlc2VhcioCCAAyERAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGMcBGK8BMgsQLhiABBjHARivATIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAESIk3UABYpS5wAHgBkAEAmAGhAaAB1BKqAQQ2LjE1uAEByAEA-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&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">located<\/a> at 603 Evans City Road. The <a href=\"https:\/\/americanglassresearch.com\/about-us\/locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website for American Glass Research<\/a> corroborates the address and lists AGR International at 615 Whitestown Road, which is also in Butler, Pennsylvania. American Glass Research is a <a href=\"https:\/\/americanglassresearch.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">division<\/a> of AGR International, according to the same website. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/23\/fact-check-did-the-trump-shooter-post-july-13-will-be-my-premiere-on-steam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did The Trump Shooter Post &lsquo;July 13 Will Be My Premiere&rsquo; On Steam?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@40.8583281,-79.9736209,17z\/data=!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Maps<\/a> shows the farm grounds and the AGR International building are within a short distance of each other. In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/propertytax.mygisonline.com\/butlerpa\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Butler, Pennsylvania property records<\/a> indicate American Glass Research is the owner of the AGR International building located at 615 Whitestown Road.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8171684\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-8171684\">Screenshot via Butler County, Pennsylvania website<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Furthermore, BlackRock has neither referenced the claim on its <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.blackrock.com\/news-and-events\/press-releases\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> nor its verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100068875733942\/search?q=blackrock%20owns%20the%20building%20from%20which%20thomas%20matthew%20crooks%20shot%20at%20trump%20butler%20pa%20july%2013%202024&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0XFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjRcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9IiwicnBfY2hyb25vX3NvcnQ6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcImNocm9ub3NvcnRcIixcImFyZ3NcIjpcIlwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22blackrock+owns+the+building+from+which+thomas+matthew+crooks+shot+at+trump+butler+pa+july+13+2024%22+%28from%3ABlackRock%29+lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blackrock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a>. Check Your Fact also did not find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=2a9720fd994fa302&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=BlackRock+owns+the+building+from+which+Thomas+Matthew+Crooks+shot+at+Trump&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWtG_mNb-HwafvV8cKK_h1a5eSkyfXNgRC6a9SKsMT7FIVFrTRcgQ9wgg-AOu0QCUSi1WWZ90AVgAx1eSHdTBok3TYtUIqP1gXwzloUbIhLdpKrPUnECB89KldayD8-e8Dl5HWACom4lT7-0e889K6duZ0WFanPsJajd_NbnkXQ8QX7Rk_iJFTK_phfzByTCe4Z1wvAw&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjXxr30tsCHAxUtFVkFHUdFDigQ0pQJegQIDhAB&amp;biw=1680&amp;bih=869&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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><\/a> to support the claim. Actually, the opposite is true. On July 23, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadstories.com\/hoax-alert\/2024\/07\/fact-check-building-thomas-matthew-crooks-shot-at-trump-from-is-not-owned-by-blackrock.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lead Stories<\/a> reported the claim was false.<\/p>\n<p>A BlackRock spokesperson denied the claim&rsquo;s validity, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is completely false. BlackRock Inc. does not own the building, nor have our real estate funds invested in the building,&rdquo; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>BlackRock provided the same statement to Check Your Fact when contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Although BlackRock does not own the building from which Crooks fired at Trump, Crooks appeared in a 2022 BlackRock advertisement that was filmed at his high school, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/pq6SJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS News.<\/a> The company has since pulled the ad, the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/ktKwM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral Facebook\u200c video \u2064falsely claims that investment company BlackRock owns the building from which Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at former President Donald Trump during his\u2062 campaign\u200d rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.\u200d Fact-checking reveals that the\u2062 building \u2064is actually owned \u2063by American Glass Research, according to property records. The \u200bvideo has \u200cgained popularity, but\u2064 reports indicate &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2308025,"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-2161922065-4-scaled-e1721848064848.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7002,13420,33462],"class_list":["post-2308024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-blackrock","tag-fact-check","tag-viral-video"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161922065-4-scaled-e1721848064848.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308024","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=2308024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2308025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2308024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2308024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2308024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}