“The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that.”
What PolitiFact found
There was a clearly visible reason for the shooting. Several experts, citing video evidence, said the officer’s decision to fire was defensible, given the risk of serious bodily harm either to officers and lawmakers.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (Former president) made this claim around 7 July 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 July 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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