post Share with X Former White House photographer Pete Souza claims he was suspended by X for spreading the claim that former President Donald Trump was not hit by a bullet.
Pete Souza served as the official chief White House photographer throughout Barack Obama's presidency.
He took more than 2 million photographs of President Obama, as well as photographing Presidents Reagan and Bush.
Today, Musk deactivated his own account for posting this Associated Press photo.
Freedom of speech be damned.#FreePeteSousa pic.twitter.com/MJxmrDOmc3
— Dave Ryder 🌊💙🌎❄🏳️🌈 (@daveryder) July 28, 2024
Verdict: False
Souza said he has deactivated his account, but it has not been suspended.
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Social media users claim Souza was suspended for sharing an Associated Press photo of President Trump's ear. (Related: J.D. Vance claims Donald Trump opposed 2003 Iraq invasion, Biden supported it)
“Pete Souza was the official chief photographer at the White House throughout Barack Obama's presidency. He took over 2 million photos of Obama as well as Reagan and Bush. Today Musk suspended his account for posting an AP photo. Fuck free speech,” one user wrote.
This claim is false. Had Souza been suspended, credible media would have reported it. Nobody has itA more extensive internet search also yielded no results.
Souza wrote in an Instagram post: Invalidation His account.
“So I have deactivated my Twitter account. This was a gut decision made solely by me. I don't know yet if this is temporary or permanent,” Souza wrote.
“I had no idea that people on Twitter were reacting to Elon Musk deleting my account. How would I know? I don't have access to Twitter. I did get a few direct messages on Instagram about it, but I didn't pay it much attention,” Souza continued.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Confirmed Trump said in a statement that he had been hit by a bullet, and that people who shared photos of Trump's ear were spreading conspiracy theories that he had not been shot, the outlet reported. Daily Dot.
