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Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in social media posts:

Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

By Samantha Putterman• July 14, 2024

Viral image stated on August 23, 2024 in an X post:

Photo of former President Donald Trump after an assassination attempt was generated by artificial intelligence.

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 30, 2024

Bloggers stated on July 28, 2017 in Internet posts:

"Kim Jong Un killed in (President Donald) Trump’s overnight black op attack on North Korea."

By Joshua Gillin• August 4, 2017

TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2024 in a TikTok video:

“Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump.

By Jeff Cercone• September 20, 2024

Bloggers stated on March 21, 2017 in a headline:

"Two liberal Democrat congressmen arrested for planning Trump’s assassination."

By Joshua Gillin• April 7, 2017

Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2024 in a statement to the media:

“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 15, 2024

The Miami Post stated on May 06, 2018 in a headline:

"Breaking: 3 liberal celebrities arrested for conspiracy to assassinate President Trump."

By Amy Sherman• May 7, 2018

Instagram posts stated on July 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Photo shows Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was transgender.

By Ranjan Jindal• July 23, 2024

Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 17, 2024 in Speech:

After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.”

By Madeline Heim• July 18, 2024

Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2024 in Facebook posts:

Jason Aldean rejected a $500 million music collaboration with Taylor Swift.

By Sofia Ahmed• August 26, 2024

X posts stated on September 15, 2024 in posts:

Ryan Routh's Instagram bio says he is a "proud LGBTQ+ member"

By Grace Abels• September 20, 2024

Instagram posts stated on July 14, 2024 in Instagram posts:

The shooter who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump was “Maxwell Yearick.”

By Loreben Tuquero• July 16, 2024

Bloggers stated on July 06, 2017 in a blog post:

"Kim Jong Un dead: North Koreans calling Trump an assassin"

By Miriam Valverde• July 20, 2017

Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a Threads post:

Photo shows the Instagram account of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, with the bio, “In my quest to end Epsteins evil empire.”

By Loreben Tuquero• July 15, 2024

Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Karine Jean-Pierre, President Joe Biden’s press secretary, ended a press conference when a reporter asked about Donald Trump’s assassination attempt.

By Sofia Ahmed• September 18, 2024

Instagram posts stated on October 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “I hope that America obliterates Israel.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 15, 2024

Bloggers stated on June 24, 2017 in Internet posts:

Says Johnny Depp died after being apprehended for threatening President Donald Trump’s life.

By Joshua Gillin• June 27, 2017

Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2023 in a video:

There was a recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in Reno, Nevada.

By Madison Czopek• July 31, 2023

X posts stated on September 15, 2024 in a post:

The apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024, was “staged.”

By Sara Swann• September 16, 2024

Viral image stated on November 27, 2024 in a Threads post:

Donald Trump ordered the “Dallas Police Department and Dallas Attorney General’s Office to begin the preparation for the arrest” of a suspect in John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

By Ciara O'Rourke• December 3, 2024

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