“The viral video shows a recent attack Donald Trump during a public gathering, where he is slapped by a man.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Apr 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is not recent and has been digitally altered. It is actually from a Donald Trump rally in Dayton, Ohio, on 12 March 2016, where a man named Thomas Dimassimo attempted to rush to the stage. There was no physical attack or slap involved, and the man in the viral video was added through editing.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 April 2025, 7 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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