Was Trump Being Killed In A Plot?

The assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump has sparked a wave of conspiracy theories from both the right and left. There is no evidence that Biden ordered the attack, and the internet is filled with baseless claims. Claims that President Biden and his allies ordered the attack or that Trump staged it have quickly spread across the internet.

False rumors began to circulate online shortly after Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating what appears to be a second assassination attempt on the US Republican presidential candidate. Politicians and other influential actors are amplifying conspiratorial content, potentially contributing to increased distrust in the US political system.

The FBI is investigating what appears to be a second assassination attempt on the US Republican presidential candidate. As a frenzy has gripped all sides of the political spectrum following the assassination attempt on Trump, falsehoods have taken off online. US intelligence officials warn the Republican presidential nominee of “specific threats” unrelated to two recent attempts.

As the sound of gunshots interrupted Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., asked the U.S. Secret Service director to comment on several conspiracy theories that have circulated. The shooting at a Donald Trump rally was the first assassination attempt of a US presidential candidate in the age of social media.