Inquirer
WASHINGTON — A flood of misinformation exploded online after US President Donald Trump escaped a weekend shooting scare, fueling renewed — and unfounded — claims that he has staged assassination attempts to boost his political fortunes. Trump and his top administration officials were evacuated Saturday from a media gala in Washington after gunfire erupted outside the ballroom, marking the third assassination attempt targeting the Republican in two years. AFP’s fact-checkers identified a series of social media posts from anti-Trump accounts circulating an unsubstantiated theory that the White House staged the shooting to distract attention from unfavorable news, including the unpopular […]... Keep on reading: Trump shooting scare renews 'staged' conspiracy theory
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