Was The Shooting Of Trump A Plot?

The assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has led to the spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation online. The idea that President Biden was behind the shooting of Trump was the most dominant conspiracy theory to emerge. The assassination attempt on Trump was staged, and the internet flooded with these theories shortly after the suspect opened fire.

The photo of Trump surrounded by Secret Service agents, pumping his fist with small streaks of blood across his face, was too good to not be shared. Social media users falsely identified the shooter and sparred over whether the assassination attempt was staged by the right or the left. Two very different conspiracy theories are spreading in the days following the attempted assassination.

When 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at Trump on July 13, the American public was ready with conspiracy theories. Right-wing lawmakers and candidates have made baseless suggestions that the shooting was orchestrated by Democrats or government actors. One certainty about the assassination attempt is that rampant conspiracy theories about it have flooded the internet almost immediately after the shooting suspect opened fire. The FBI says the gunman acted alone, and the Secret Service says there’s no evidence of a second shooter. However, the speculation online continues to grow.