“A Secret Service agent named Jonathan Willis said he “had the assassin in his sights for 3 minutes, but he was told not to engage by the head of the (Secret Service) unit.”
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Claim dated 14 Jul 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
An anonymous 4chan user claimed to be a Secret Service agent named Jonathan Willis who was ordered not to engage the Trump rally shooter. The Secret Service doesn’t employ anyone by that name, a spokesperson said.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 July 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 July 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C9avzdlRcSv/
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