“Photo shows the Instagram account of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, with the bio, “In my quest to end Epsteins evil empire.”
Social media posts
Threads post. Claim dated 15 Jul 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The photo in the supposed screenshot was posted July 10 by an X user who previously pretended to be the shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 July 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 July 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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