“Then I let go of the hammer of the gun, and the gun goes off.”
Alec Baldwin
actor. in an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News. Claim dated 2 Dec 2021.
Washington Post rated thisExperts are skeptical
What Washington Post found
Gun experts have said Baldwin's explanation is "not plausible" and "improbable."
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Alec Baldwin (actor) made this claim around 2 December 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 December 2021, 15 days later. Its rating was “Experts are skeptical”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOKpiWrUPUI
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