“Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally.”
Social media posts
a video. Claim dated 21 Jul 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Crooks appeared briefly in a 2022 ad for BlackRock but was not paid. American Glass Research Inc. owns the building from which Crooks fired shots on the campaign rally for former President Donald Trump.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 July 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 July 2024, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1158023265477521
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