The assassination attempt on Donald Trump took place on Saturday, July 13, at 6:11 p.m. local time. The Republican Party candidate for president of the United States [choć nadal bez formalnej nominacji – przyp. red.] He was performing at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A shot fired by a 20-year-old gunman wounded the former president in the ear. Secret Service agents escorted Trump off the stage. The politician held his hand high with a clenched fist, which was captured in many photos. The crowd chanted “USA!”
Conspiracy theories abound after Donald Trump assassination attempt
After the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, increasingly sensational conspiracy theories appeared online. One of them was that the event was staged or directed. Let us recall: one person who was in the audience died, and the attacker also died. In addition to Trump, two people from the audience were injured.
The Internet has also been flooded with unconfirmed and unverified reports of Antifa’s responsibility. In the context of the Pennsylvania attack, the name of Mark Violets was mentioned, who as an alleged “extremist” of this antifascist movement was supposed to have previously revealed his plan in a YouTube video – reports . In fact, the recording shows an Italian journalist.
Another conspiracy theory pointed to the responsibility of the so-called deep state. According to it, the United States is secretly ruled by a small group of influential officials, military and service representatives.
Beware of fake news about Donald Trump’s assassination attempt. Experts warn
Demagog is dealing with the fake news and conspiracy theories that are appearing in numerous posts on the X platform. “Some of the theories are that the shooting was ‘staged’, others blame Mossad, Soros, Obama and Hillary Clinton for the attack. There is no evidence for this!” – Polish fact-checkers point out.
In one of the posts, among other things, false information about alleged photos of the attacker was corrected. “These are photos of user X published as part of an attempt at incomprehensible ‘trolling’. A video recording allegedly showing the shooter also appeared. This is also #FakeNews. This is exactly the same trolling user X who has already deleted the recording, which is still being shared. This is not a real message from the attacker!” – explains Demagog. In subsequent posts, fact-checkers indicated that some of them had been edited before being posted online.
Foreign analysts and cybersecurity experts also warn against spreading conspiracy theories. One of them explained in why the improbable scenarios have appeared in the first place. “With any rapidly evolving event, there is inevitably a large influx of false or unverified information, especially on social media,” said Graham Brookie, senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab.
Donald Trump in a statement after the attack: We will not be afraid
In his statement, Donald Trump thanked the support he received after the assassination attempt on his life. In a post on social media, he announced that he would continue his campaign and give another speech in Wisconsin any day now.
“We will not fear, instead we will stand firm in our faith in the face of evil. Our love goes out to the victims and their families. We pray for the recovery of those affected and we will remember in our hearts those who were killed. It is more important than ever that we stand united as a Nation and show our true character as Americans by remaining strong and determined, refusing to let evil win,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. It was his first tweet since the assassination attempt on his life during a rally in Pennsylvania.
Source: Gazeta
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