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Search results for "Suspect in Washington dinner shooting charged with attempting to assassinate Trump"

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Fact-checks (14532)

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
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
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
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
Instagram posts stated on January 04, 2025 in a photo:
“They still haven’t cracked” Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 6, 2025
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
Social Media stated on February 10, 2025 in in social media posts:
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is “being charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 14, 2025
Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post:
Thomas Crooks “was a registered Democrat who voted for Clinton and Biden.”
By Grace Abels• July 15, 2024
Social Media stated on July 14, 2024 in a July 14, 2024, post:
A photo from viral social media posts shows Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 14, 2024
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2024 in a post:
Images show FBI assistant director Janeen DiGuiseppi seated behind former President Donald Trump during his assassination attempt.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 23, 2024
X posts stated on September 16, 2024 in X posts:
Ryan Routh appeared in a Blackrock commercial.
By Sofia Ahmed• September 16, 2024
Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads:
Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.”
By Ranjan Jindal• July 16, 2024
Social Media stated on July 24, 2024 in in social media posts:
ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump.
By Jeff Cercone• July 26, 2024
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
X posts stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post:
Video shows Slovakia Prime Minister Fico speaking against the World Health Organization the week before he was the target of an assassination attempt.
By Loreben Tuquero• May 16, 2024
Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Butler Police confirm the shooter’s name is Mark Violets. He is a known Antifa extremist.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2024
Donald Trump stated on January 03, 2026 in a post on Truth Social:
Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed.
By Madison Czopek• January 6, 2026
Threads posts stated on July 13, 2024 in a Threads post:
“Trump rally shooter has been identified as 32-year-old California resident, Hank Pecker.”
By Loreben Tuquero• July 14, 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
Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in Threads posts:
Photo shows Secret Service agents smiling while escorting Donald Trump offstage after assassination attempt.
By Loreben Tuquero• July 15, 2024

Articles (5570)

Fact-checking falsehoods after shooting in hotel hosting correspondents’ dinner Trump attended

By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2026

Meta and X removed the accounts of Trump’s assassination attempt suspect: That’s not uncommon

By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• September 17, 2024

What was Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh’s connection to Ukraine?

By Jeff Cercone• September 16, 2024

When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories

By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2024

Trump apparent assassination attempt: What we know about suspect Ryan Routh's party affiliation

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Amy Sherman• September 17, 2024

PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt

By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024

Trump's posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2025

Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse

By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened

By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024

A ‘third assassination attempt’ against Trump? Here’s what we know about California arrest

By Jeff Cercone• October 14, 2024

Experts question Kristi Noem calling Renee Good a 'domestic terrorist.' Here's what it means

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 8, 2026

Fact-checking false claims about shooter’s identity in Charlie Kirk shooting

By Grace Abels, Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• September 11, 2025

'Rough road ahead': Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 11, 2025

A month-by-month look at the misinformation that caught our attention in a busy news year

By Jeff Cercone• December 26, 2024

What to know about claims that Trump rally shooter used ‘encrypted’ messaging, bank accounts

By Madison Czopek• August 2, 2024

What we know about mass shootings

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018

Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom

By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026

The facts on mass shootings, guns in the United States

By PolitiFact Staff • May 18, 2018

What’s a manifesto, and did the Minnesota shooting suspect have one?

By Gabrielle Lazor• June 18, 2025

The facts on mass shootings in the United States

By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017