image Share in thread The video purports to show a man who allegedly shot and killed former President Donald Trump, who is set to become the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.

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The image shows Hasan Pikar, a Turkish left-wing political commentator and Twitch streamer who plays the libertarian character Hank Pecker, and Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspect identified as the shooter at the Trump rally.

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Crooks worked as a dietary aide at Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and had no “history of mental illness,” the report said. ABC NewsAccording to the media, Crooks was also described by her high school classmates as “lonely” and “quiet.”

An image in the thread claims that Pecker is the man who allegedly shot Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. The image, which shows a man wearing a shirt with an AR-15 on it and holding a gun, purports to be a 32-year-old California resident. The image does not cite any sources to back up the claim.

However, this claim is false. Check Your Fact ran a reverse image search and found that the image originally shared was Instagram This was announced by Pikar in February 2022. Dot Esports July 2022 ArticlePiker plays the character Hank Pecker “while roleplaying video games on stream,” and according to the article, Pecker is Piker's polar opposite politically. The outlet noted that he is “a gun lover, a self-described libertarian, and holds many right-wing political beliefs.”

Similarly, Check Your Fact: Trusted news coverage Regarding the shooting incident, the truth is the opposite. July 14th, PolitiFact The report said the image showed Pecker, the character played by Piker, rather than the actual shooter.

Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, is the man who shot Trump at a campaign rally. Associated PressAccording to the outlet, Crooks, who killed one protester in the attack, was shot dead by Secret Service agents and his motives are currently under investigation. (Related: Photo of “Mark Violet” goes viral, but he's not the Trump rally shooter)

Crooks, who appears to be registered as a Republican, donated $15 to the Progressive Voter Turnout Project in 2021, according to voter registration records. Axios.