FACT CHECK: Post Falsely Claims Trump Wasn’t Taken To Hospital After Attempted Assassination
A recent post on social media claims that former President Donald Trump was not taken to the hospital after an attempted assassination, asserting that the shooter was killed by law enforcement rather than a counter-sniper. However, this claim has been fact-checked and determined to be false. In reality, Trump was taken to the hospital following the incident, and the shooter, identified as Thomas Crooks, was actually shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper. Thus, the assertions circulating online about the event are inaccurate.
A post shared on X claims 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump wasn’t taken to the hospital after an attempted assassination.
So yesterday I learned Trump wasn’t taken to the hospital after the “assassination” attempt and the shooter was killed by a LEO and not the counter sniper.
I wonder how much more of their story will fall apart today.
— Gary Koepnick (@garykoepnick) August 21, 2024
Verdict: False
Trump was taken to the hospital. The shooter, Thomas Crooks, was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper.
Fact Check:
Social media users are claiming that Trump was not taken to the hospital after an attempted assassination against him. It also claims that the shooter was killed by a “LEO” and not a counter-sniper. (RELATED: No, Video Of A Patriot Launcher Is Not From Ukraine)
“So yesterday I learned Trump wasn’t taken to the hospital after the “assassination” attempt and the shooter was killed by a LEO and not the counter sniper. I wonder how much more of their story will fall apart today,” reads the post.
This claim is false. Trump was taken to the Butler Hospital right after he was shot, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. He was treated and released shortly after, per the Chief’s Health Executive.
Crooks, who shot Trump, was shot and killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper, according to BBC News. A police sniper managed to hit Crooks’ AR-15 style rifle before the Secret Service sniper killed him, the outlet reported.
Check Your Fact has debunked claims related to the attempted assassination attempt. For example, Check Your Fact debunked a claim that Trump posed similarly to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler after he was shot.
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