A Florida amateur body builder who admitted sending inoperative pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and CNN was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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Snopes→ Cesar Sayoc Pleads Guilty to Mailing Bombs to Trump Foes
He sent 16 rudimentary bombs — none of which detonated — to targets including Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Joe Biden, several members of Congress, former President Barack Obama and actor Robert De Niro. Devices were also mailed to CNN off
Snopes→ Was Cesar Sayoc a Lifelong Democrat Who “Recently” Covered His Van in Trump Stickers?
The mail bombing suspect had never been a registered Democrat, and his van had been home to pro-Trump material for years.
Snopes→ Did the Stickers on the Pipe-Bombing Suspect’s Van Inexplicably Change After His Arrest?
Social media users speculated that something nefarious was behind apparent changes in the displays of pro-Trump stickers on Cesar Sayoc's confiscated van.
Snopes→ Did Pipe-Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc Work at the Same Strip Club as Stormy Daniels, Proving a Hoax Conspiracy?
Conspiracy theorists got the details badly wrong in an attempt to link Sayoc with one of President Donald Trump's chief accusers.
Snopes→ Many of Bomb Suspect’s Conspiracy Theories Tracked Trump’s
Trump is accusing the media of being “the true Enemy of People” in the wake of a mass shooting and a mail bomb plot.
Snopes→ DOJ: Pipe Bomb Suspect Searched Targets, Photos Online
The FBI says Cesar Sayoc ultimately mailed 15 improvised explosive devices to prominent Democrats, Trump critics and media outlets before he was arrested in the van last week.
Snopes→ Did Pipe-Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc Attend Donald Trump Rallies?
Video and photographic evidence establishes beyond doubt that Sayoc attended at least two Trump rallies, both during the 2016 campaign and after the president's inauguration.
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show Pipe-Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc With a ‘Known Democrat,’ Proving a Hoax Conspiracy?
Eager conspiracy theorists wrenched a photograph of two former soccer teammates out of context, and without factual basis.
Snopes→ Was Cesar Sayoc an Obama-Supporting Stripper Before Trump’s Rise?
Cesar Sayoc, Jr., the alleged anti-Democrat mail bomber, was a stripper at various points in his life, but there is no evidence that he ever held pro-Obama views.
Snopes→ Official: Pipe-Bomb Suspect Had Hit List of Targets
The man suspected of sending pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and other opponents of President Donald Trump kept a list of elected officials and others who investigators believe were intended targets
Truth or Fiction?→ The Florida Mail Bombs Are Not ‘False Flags’
In the final days of October 2018, after a series of glass-packed pipe bombs were delivered to high-profile critics of United States President Donald Trump, rumors ran wild about who the suspect was and what he wanted. Few of these theories were organi
Snopes→ Was Mail Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc a Registered Democrat?
A listing for the mail bomb suspect on MyLife.com underwent a series of edits after his arrest in October 2018.
Snopes→ Bomb Suspect Described as ‘Loner’ with Long Arrest Record
Cesar Sayoc has also tweeted and posted on Facebook videos that appear to show him at Trump rallies.