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I’m seeing a bunch of posts insinuating that this most recent assassination attempt was fake. Why do people think this? I’m out of the loop.

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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 25 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Forgive me if some of the details are a little off, happy to be corrected, but:

  • the first attempt during the campaign was almost certainly fake.
  • barbie lady said something about "shots fired" a few hours before the incident, as though she had misunderstood something in the group chat.
  • last week a judge said the only basis on which Trump could build the Ballroom was over security concerns.
  • moments after the incident Trump said that they need the Ballroom because of security concerns at the WH.
  • the photos do look pathetically staged, although the videos less-so.
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

First campaign attempt - I don't think trump would have let some kid put bullets so close to his head

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I think the idea is that the bullet never got anywhere close to him. The little nick on his ear was probably just from him getting wrestled to the ground by his bodyguards.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The little nick on his ear was probably just from him getting wrestled

There was no nick. 3 days later there's not a single mark. I'm thinking the sharpie washed off.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I thought he hit his ear on the agents holster when they shoved his head down.

[–] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

I think the idea is that the bullet never got anywhere close to him.

Didnt the stray bullet kill some people directly behind him?

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

All those bullets in the people behind him just showed up, too?

"JFK's head just did that" level of conspiracy 'thinking'

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There is a photo of a bullet flying right past him, a reporter witnessed a piece of his ear come off, and the paths traced into the victims who unfortunately were hit, do show that the bullets went near Trump

[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

a reporter witnessed a piece of his ear come off

Human parts don't grow back that quick. Or ever, for most of them.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A dude was killed, its not impossible it was the murdered guy's blood.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That dude that died was somewhere in the audience so way too far away

[–] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

barbie lady said something about “shots fired” a few hours before the incident

That’s interesting. Do you know where I find more info on this?

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just google it brother the internet is awash with this stuff right now.

[–] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I tried looking it up, couldn’t find anything

[–] Aatube@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/karoline-leavitt-shots-fired/

TL;DR: the press secretary used the slang meaning "trump's fiery speech at the dinner will absolutely annihilate our enemy journalists (with jabs)"

[–] DrDickHandler@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

This post really hightlights how stupid some people here are.