Will A Conspiracy Theorist Kill Donald Trump?

Following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on September 15, conspiracy theories emerged online, claiming that the shooting was staged. Claims that President Biden and his allies ordered the attack or that Trump staged it were quickly spread across the internet. Politicians and influential actors are amplifying conspiratorial content, potentially contributing to increased distrust in the US political system. The assassination attempt on Trump has unleashed a flood of unfounded conspiracy theories from the right and left, with two very different theories spreading in the days following the event. Right-wing lawmakers and candidates have made baseless suggestions that the shooting was orchestrated by Democrats or government actors. Trump supporters have claimed the leftist antifa movement was involved in the shooting. After an initial period of restraint, the former president has begun blaming the shooting on his opponents and amplifying conspiracy theories. As the sound of gunshots interrupted Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, the House task force charged with investigating the near assassination of Trump heard from local law. As a frenzy has gripped all sides of the political spectrum following the assassination attempt on Trump, falsehoods have taken off online.