“Thomas Crooks, the gunman at former President Donald Trump's rally, "was a registered Democrat who voted for Clinton and Biden.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 14 Jul 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The 20-year-old gunman was a registered Republican and was too young to vote in the 2016 or 2020 elections.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 July 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 July 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0WbC5MhARGboUwoTt3znmWst2gp3nt4Qf4…
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