Misinformation and conspiracy theories were spreading online after an assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday.
Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was alleged to have shot at the Republican presidential candidate from a rooftop during the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, wounding Trump’s right ear. One spectator died and two others were injured.
Reuters has fact-checked some of the most widely shared narratives online.
Within hours of the shooting, an image surfaced, opens new tab online of a man dressed in a black sweatshirt, hat and black sunglasses. Social media posts…
