Rumors are swirling about the 31-year-old California man accused of breaching a security point and opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner yesterday, from his alleged political leanings to what he did in the moments before the incident.
Trump and members of his administration were likely the targets of the shooting, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said today.
To help our readers understand the news, a handful of Snopes fact-checkers clocked in for work today. They investigated some of the top rumors surrounding the security incident, including whether a photo authentically shows the suspect wearing a sweatshirt in support of the Israeli military.
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Does image show White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect wearing IDF sweatshirt? What we know
Many people shared the image as evidence that the accused attacker has a connection to the Israeli military. Some of the image’s details suggested someone generated it using artificial intelligence tools.
Did Karoline Leavitt say there would be 'shots fired' before White House correspondents' dinner shooting?
The White House press secretary did say there would be "some shots fired tonight" hours before the shooting. Here's context surrounding her comment.
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