{"id":2331681,"date":"2024-08-27T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T16:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-post-falsely-claims-trump-wasnt-taken-to-hospital-after-attempted-assassination\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T12:27:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T16:27:02","slug":"fact-check-post-falsely-claims-trump-wasnt-taken-to-hospital-after-attempted-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-post-falsely-claims-trump-wasnt-taken-to-hospital-after-attempted-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Post Falsely Claims Trump Wasn\u2019t Taken To Hospital After Attempted Assassination"},"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%2Ffact-check-post-falsely-claims-trump-wasnt-taken-to-hospital-after-attempted-assassination%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=2331681&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 recent \u200dpost on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-facebook-post-attempts-to-link-bus-ad-about-pediatric-strokes-to-covid-19-vaccines\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Attempts To Link Bus Ad About Pediatric Strokes To COVID-19 Vaccines\">social media claims<\/a> that former\u200d President\u2063 Donald Trump was not taken to the hospital after an attempted assassination, asserting \u200bthat the shooter was killed by law enforcement rather than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-shows-possible-sniper-killed-by-secret-service-counter-snipers-atop-building\/\" title=\"Video Shows Possible Sniper Killed by Secret Service Counter-Snipers Atop Building\">counter-sniper<\/a>. However, this claim has \u200bbeen fact-checked and determined to be \u2062false.\u200d In reality,\u200c Trump was taken to \u200cthe hospital following the incident, and the shooter, identified as Thomas Crooks, was actually shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper. \u2062Thus, the assertions circulating online about the event are inaccurate.  <\/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&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/garykoepnick\/status\/1826292567190978936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/garykoepnick\/status\/1826292567190978936&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1724761779821000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1QQK6Z2fNOj65Do9yXqwxD\">shared on X<\/a> claims 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump wasn&rsquo;t taken to the hospital after an attempted assassination.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So yesterday I learned Trump wasn&rsquo;t taken to the hospital after the &ldquo;assassination&rdquo; attempt and the shooter was killed by a LEO and not the counter sniper.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder how much more of their story will fall apart today.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gary Koepnick (@garykoepnick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/garykoepnick\/status\/1826292567190978936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Trump was taken to the hospital. The shooter, Thomas Crooks, was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Social media users are claiming that Trump was not taken to the hospital after an attempted assassination against him. It also claims that the shooter was killed by a &ldquo;LEO&rdquo; and not a counter-sniper. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/06\/fact-check-no-video-of-a-patriot-launcher-is-not-from-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/06\/fact-check-no-video-of-a-patriot-launcher-is-not-from-ukraine\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1724522423465000&amp;usg=AOvVaw19c04kLChQ0t0fcXUGsLt3\">(RELATED: No, Video Of A Patriot Launcher Is Not From Ukraine)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So yesterday I learned Trump wasn&rsquo;t taken to the hospital after the &ldquo;assassination&rdquo; attempt and the shooter was killed by a LEO and not the counter sniper. I wonder how much more of their story will fall apart today,&rdquo; reads the post.<\/p>\n<p>This claim is false. Trump was taken to the Butler Hospital right after he was shot, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckershospitalreview.com\/public-health\/butler-memorial-speaks-out-on-treating-former-president-after-assassination-attempt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Becker&rsquo;s Hospital Review<\/a>. He was treated and released shortly after, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com\/view\/donald-trump-victims-treated-at-hospitals-after-shooting-at-pa-rally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chief&rsquo;s Health Executive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks, who shot Trump, was shot and killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c4gl2jqem0eo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>. A police sniper managed to hit Crooks&rsquo; AR-15 style rifle before the Secret Service sniper killed him, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-preliminary-results-of-the-audit-in-arizona-find-950000-fraudulent-votes\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Preliminary Results Of The Audit In Arizona Find 950,000 Fraudulent Votes?\">debunked claims related<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-denver-professor-blames-israel-for-rushdie-attack\/\" title=\"University of Denver Professor Blames Israel for Rushdie Attack\">attempted assassination attempt<\/a>. For example, Check Your Fact <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/21\/fact-check-no-donald-trump-did-not-pose-similarly-to-hitler-after-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a claim that Trump posed similarly to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler after he was shot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post circulating on X asserts that Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican nominee and former President, was not hospitalized following an assassination attempt. The post states, &#8220;So yesterday I learned Trump wasn\u2019t taken to the hospital after the &#8216;assassination&#8217; attempt and that the shooter was killed by a law enforcement officer (LEO) rather than a counter-sniper. I wonder how much more of their story will unravel today.&#8221; However, this claim is false. In reality, Trump was taken to Butler Hospital immediately after being shot and received treatment before being released shortly thereafter, as reported by Becker\u2019s Hospital Review. The shooter, Thomas Crooks, was actually killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper according to BBC News; a police sniper had previously struck Crooks\u2019 AR-15 style rifle before he was fatally shot by the Secret Service sniper. Check Your Fact has previously debunked various claims regarding this assassination attempt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2331682,"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\/08\/GettyImages-2161922808-scaled-e1724428930647.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[7380,34943,13420,39410,3634],"class_list":["post-2331681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-misinformation","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-fact-check","tag-news-verification","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2161922808-scaled-e1724428930647.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331681","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=2331681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}