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Online rumors sparked by the Trump assassination attempt spread rapidly, on both ends of the political spectrum

  • Written by Danielle Lee Tomson, Research Manager, Center for an Informed Public, University of Washington
imageA bloodied Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents.Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images

In the immediate hours after the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, social media users posted the same videos, images and eyewitness accounts but used them as evidence for different rumors or theories that aligned...

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