Conspiracy theories circulate online after Trump attack

Last Saturday (13) an attack took place against Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania (United States of America). Social media was flooded with conspiracy theories about the incident.is mostly shared on X (formerly Twitter). The assassination attempt was one of the platform’s most talked about topics over the weekend.

Without showing any evidence, Many of these posts claimed the incident was stagedThose who support this theory claim that the rally participants did not react and that no one heard the gunshots.

Netizens also suggested: The environment was set for the former US president to become more sympatheticreferring to the photo with blood on his ear and face, a raised fist, and the country’s flag in the background. The most commented words about X included words like “reanimation”.

Unfounded claims regarding the author’s identity There were others that swept social media in the wake of Trump’s assassination attempt. Italian journalist Marco Violi was named as the alleged attacker; the confusion was cleared up when the FBI identified the gunman as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.

What did the former president’s supporters say?

Among the conspiracy theories about the attack on Trump were those that blamed the “deep state.” The authors of these articles, who advocated the businessman’s return to the presidency, Security and intelligence services may be trying to block the candidate’s every move.

Another post, which has been viewed over 4.7 million times, He pointed out that the assassination attempt was ordered by the CIA.and without any evidence. According to the author, names such as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and even Trump’s former vice president Mike Pence were involved in the incident.

Even the current US president, Joe Biden, could not escape the unfounded claims about the attack. Biden ‘sent the orders’, says Republican congressman Mike Collins After making a “Trump-targeting” comment last week that was actually a reference to the election dispute.

Instagram, Facebook, Threads, YouTube and Telegram were also used to spread misinformation about the attackbut reportedly in smaller amounts NBC.