Did U.S. Secret Service "top brass" refuse to give a sniper named Jonathan Willis permission to shoot the would-be assassin at the July 13, 2024, Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania -- as an anonymous post on 4chan claimed? No, that's not
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Image that appears to show Secret Service agents smiling while escorting Trump offstage was altered
Photo shows Secret Service agents smiling while escorting Donald Trump offstage after assassination attempt.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report That Trump Was ‘Shot With Three Different Weapons’
Did CNN report that former U.S. President Donald Trump was shot with three different weapons during an assassination attempt at a rally on July 13, 2024, as a post on X claimed? No, that's not true: CNN reported on July 14, 2024, that an
The Dispatch→ The Republican National Convention Begins With a New ‘Unity’ Message
Plus: Democrats shift their own strategy following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden said political violence was 'unheard of' in US. There's a long (and recent) history
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
Full Fact→ Italian sports journalist misidentified as Donald Trump shooter
Posts online have falsely linked an Italian man to the assassination attempt at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania.
Full Fact→ Map shows French European Parliament election result not first round of National Assembly poll
An image of a map is being shared online with a misleading caption claiming it shows voting results in the “first round” of France’s national elections.
Full Fact→ Photos of Donald Trump and security agents smiling after assassination attempt have been edited
Thousands of people have shared these digitally altered images on social media.
Full Fact→ NHS performance: how do the four nations compare?
The NHS is run separately in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. For a few measures, we can look at their data side-by-side to see some differences between them.
Full Fact→ Will the King’s Speech herald a new approach to politics?
What will Full Fact be looking for in the King's Speech?
The Dispatch→ Thermidor
The assassination attempt on Trump is not unprecedented.
The Dispatch→ Questions Surround Attempted Trump Assassination
The suspect’s motives remain unclear and law enforcement faces scrutiny for how close he came.
The Dispatch→ The Assassination Attempt
How to cover political violence.
The Dispatch→ What Happened in France
And why the West cannot ‘morally accommodate evil’ abroad.
The Dispatch→ The Problem With Blaming Words for Political Violence
If criticism is the moral equivalent of incitement, we have no free speech.
The Dispatch→ Secret Service Security at Campaign Events, Explained
Investigators want to know how a gunman got a clear shot of former President Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories
As the Republican National Convention was set to open in Milwaukee, evidence-free assertions ran wild on social media about the suspect in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
AllSides→ Claims that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was staged are baseless
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/14/social-media/donald-trump-staged-the-shooting-at-his-rally-in-b/
AllSides→ Fake suspects in Trump’s assassination attempt
https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-fake-suspects-in-trumps-assassination-attempt/a-69658007 Among false
AllSides→ What a Trump Rally Attendee Saw During and After Shooting
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/14/what-a-trump-rally-attendee-saw-during-and-after-shooting/ A spe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Secret Service Agents Were NOT Smiling While Escorting Trump To Safety During Assassination Attempt — Image Is Digitally Altered
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Attend Ultimate Fighting Championship Bout With UFC President Dana White ‘After Being Shot’
After being wounded by a gunman at his campaign rally on July 13, 2024, did Donald Trump fly to Denver, Colorado, to watch an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout along with UFC President Dana White? No, that's not true: White posted to so
Health Feedback→ Study claiming 74% of deaths due to COVID-19 vaccines contains signs of potential biases, uses flawed methodology
REVIEW In late June 2024, social media posts on Facebook claimed that “73.9% of deaths” from a collection of 325 autopsy case reports were “significantly linked to COVID-19 vaccination” (examples here and here). These posts referenced a revi
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, this photo is not of Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks
A photo from viral social media posts shows Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Claims that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was staged are baseless
Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Mark Violets’ of antifa didn’t shoot Donald Trump. Social media users wrongly blamed a blogger.
“Butler Police confirm the shooter’s name is Mark Violets. He is a known Antifa extremist.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Donald Trump shooter was not identified as 32-year-old California resident ‘Hank Pecker’
“Trump rally shooter has been identified as 32-year-old California resident, Hank Pecker.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo and Video Do NOT Show Thomas Matthew Crooks — It Is X User ‘Jewgazing’
Do a photo and video circulating online show Thomas Matthew Crooks, identified by the FBI as the man who shot at Donald Trump on July 13, 2024? No, that's not true: the photo and video appear to have originated on the X account of a user
The Dispatch→ A Failed Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump
Here’s what we know—and don’t know—about what happened last night in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Simpsons Did NOT Predict Donald Trump Assassination Attempt On July 13, 2024 — Coffin Image From Fake Episode
Did an image of Donald Trump in a coffin drawn in the style of animated series "The Simpsons" predict the assasination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024? No, that's not true: the image in question never appeared in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sam Hyde NOT Identified As The Man Who Shot At Donald Trump
Was comedian Sam Hyde identified as the man who shot at Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The comedian is routinely blamed for being the perpetrator of shootings or other violent incidents as part of a bi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Bullet Hole In Chest Of Donald Trump’s Jacket — It’s Shadow From Jacket Of Secret Service Officer
Does a photo taken immediately after the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on Donald Trump show a dark circular bullet hole in the chest of his suit coat? No, that's not true: The dark spot is not a hole in Trump's suit but a wrinkle i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Mark Violets’ NOT Confirmed by Butler Police As Gunman or Arrested In Trump Shooting In Pennsylvania
Did the Butler, Pennsylvania, Police Department say the gunman who shot Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, was arrested at the scene and has been identified as Mark Violets? No, that's not true: Butler Police Chief Bob O'Neill told Lead Stori
Internet Archive→ CNN Newsroom : CNNW : July 13, 2024 5:00pm-6:00pm PDT
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Internet Archive→ The Big Weekend Show : FOXNEWSW : July 13, 2024 4:00pm-5:00pm PDT
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Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Vice President Harris Campaigns in Philadelphia : CSPAN : July 13, 2024 6:15pm-6:38pm EDT
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a keynote address at a town hall in Philadelphia hosted by Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, an advocacy group focused on mobilizing Asian American voters....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From Another Rollercoaster Ride of a Week
President Joe Biden stays in the presidential race despite increasing calls for his withdrawal.
The Dispatch→ Brownshirt Goon Squad Cosplayers
How Trump beclowns the scholars of Trumpism.
The Dispatch→ The Calculated Stasis of ‘The Bear’
No, the show’s third season isn’t aimless.
The Dispatch→ From Couplets to the Cosmos
Charles Taylor’s ‘Cosmic Connections’ asks: Could Romantic poetry rescue modernity?