Trending Images Share with X CNN claims to have reported that 2024 Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump survived a “largely peaceful assassination attempt.”
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The claim is false. “A CNN spokesperson denied the validity of the claim in an email to Check Your Fact.”
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A recent Associated Press/NORC poll found that voters are “divided” on whether President Trump or 2024 Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris “would handle the economy better.” Outlet According to the report, four in 10 registered voters chose Trump, with a “similar number” choosing Harris.
The X-Image, which has been viewed over 20,000 times at the time of writing, claims that CNN reported that Trump survived a “nearly peaceful assassination attempt.” The image includes a photo of Trump and a “Breaking News” graphic along with a related headline. The image's caption reads, “Yet Again.”
This claim is false. Check Your Fact CNN website or verified Social media accountSimilarly, Trump has Official websitehis TRUTH Social Accountsor his Verified Social media account.
In addition, Check Your Fact Trusted news coverage To back up the claim, the opposite is true. September 19th, Logical Facts It reported that the allegations were false. (Related article: Did Donald Trump make up the name of a Taliban leader?)
Additionally, CNN spokesperson Bridget Leininger denied the validity of the claim in an email to Check Your Fact.
“This post is completely fabricated,” Leininger said.
The same fake CNN graphic Distributed by X In July 2024, there was an assassination attempt on President Trump. Election rally He held it in Butler, Pennsylvania.
More recently, the image circulated on the platform following a second assassination attempt on the former Republican president at a golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla. Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested in connection to the incident after Secret Service agents found a scoped rifle in bushes outside the golf club. NBC News Reported.
