Post Shared by X President-elect Donald Trump’s ears show he wasn’t shot, claims he.
It’s amazing how no bullets seem to have hit that ear at all. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/t6MZDUFwT4
— Dennis Haynes🗽🦅🇺🇸🐘✈️🌻🐲🦒🐋🌊 (@nee_haynes) January 9, 2025
Verdict: False
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that President Trump was shot in the ear.
Fact check:
According to reports, President Trump attended former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral along with President Joe Biden, former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, and Vice President Kamala Harris. CNN.
Social media users are sharing images of President Trump that they claim show he was not shot during the July 13 assassination attempt that left one person dead. One user wrote, “It’s amazing how that ear doesn’t look like a bullet hit it at all.”
This claim is false. According to reports, the FBI admitted in a statement on July 26, 2024, that President Trump was hit by a bullet or bullet fragments during the July 13 assassination attempt. new york times.
“Former President Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet, whether whole or smaller, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle,” the statement read in part. . (Related: Viral X image falsely claims Trump rally shooter was transgender)
Bipartisan Senate Committee September 2024 report The Secret Service found that “at approximately 6:11:25, Crooks fired the first volley of three shots, one of which struck former President Trump in the ear.”
Check Your Fact previously reported President Trump’s false claim that he was not shot in the ear. It turned out that Trump had been shot in the ear, although there was no official confirmation at the time.
