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PolitiFact says: The FBI identified the shooter at the July 13 rally as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
PolitiFact says: Trump’s remarks during a March speech in Ohio came in the context of speaking about Biden’s plans for electric vehicles, which Trump said would harm the U.S. auto industry.
PolitiFact says: Of these groups, the low under Trump remains the undisputed record only for Asian Americans.
PolitiFact says: 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.
PolitiFact says: Las afirmaciones de que el intento de asesinato contra Donald Trump fue un montaje carecen de pruebas. Las autoridades sospechan que Thomas Matthew Cooks, de 20 años, fue el autor del tiroteo del 13 de julio en un mitin.
PolitiFact says: Un hombre tomó falsamente la responsabilidad del intento de asesinato. La publicación salió horas después de que la policía y oficiales locales confirmaran la muerte del sospechoso real.
PolitiFact says: The Threads post's photo of Barron Trump was taken at a July 9 Trump campaign rally in Doral, Florida, four days before a gunman fired at former President Donald Trump. Barron didn't attend the July 13 Trump rally.
PolitiFact says: The photo was altered. In the original photo, taken by Associated Press photojournalist Evan Vucci, the Secret Service agents weren’t smiling.
PolitiFact says: Lawmakers, presidents and political candidates have been targeted. U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., was injured in a 2011 shooting and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., was injured in a 2017 shooting.
PolitiFact says: Crooks would have been too young to vote in the 2016 or 2020 elections. Pennsylvania voting records show that Crooks was a registered Republican.
PolitiFact says: There’s no evidence the shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally was staged. Thousands of people witnessed the event, which showed Trump visibly injured and resulted in an attendee being killed.
PolitiFact says: The FBI identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
PolitiFact says: The original graphic published July 4 quoted President Joe Biden as saying, "I’m running."
PolitiFact says: In 2020, nine NATO members reached an alliance goal of spending at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense, and that number rose to 23 members in 2024, recent NATO data shows.
PolitiFact says: We found no evidence of these cases or settlements.
PolitiFact says: Contrary to social media claims, the Project 2025 plan does not call to eliminate the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or for banning overtime wages.
PolitiFact says: One farm that supplies potatoes to McDonald’s is owned by Bill Gates, the philanthropist and Microsoft Corp. co-founder, but it is not the sole supplier.
PolitiFact says: As of July 9, neither President Joe Biden nor his campaign have announced that Biden is exiting the 2024 presidential race. A CNN spokesperson said that CNN didn't report on July 3 that Biden was dropping out.
PolitiFact says: When senators introduced their version of the Green New Deal in February 2019, Harris was one of 11 Democrats who were original co-sponsors.