Fact-checking the shattering teleprompter conspiracy theory at Trump rally shooting

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Published 2024-07-18
Elizabeth Landers from the Scripps News Disinformation Desk investigates claims that Trump was injured by shattered glass from a teleprompter during the shooting at his Pennsylvania rally. Widely shared social media posts showed a doctored photo supporting this theory. Watch the video to see the verified footage.
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All Comments (21)
  • @sion1677
    People are always busy with nonsense 🙄
  • @mhaas281
    This is the kind of Information that comes from people like Joy Reid
  • @TheFlyingZulu
    The democrats in this country is beyond redemption... It's sickening.
  • @ro4eva
    Can't believe someone would suggest such ridiculousness. Oh wait, if it's MSNBC, then I'm not surprised.
  • @user-hy3jo2wx4v
    10 minutes before Trump to stage they knew this punk was on a roof? He’s trapped himself on a roof and secret service let’s the target get in the cross hairs. This is as political as it gets.
  • @kevinslaney486
    Sad and desparate democrats trying anything to deny this vile attack.
  • @Goldenheart2911
    Since I began watching Scripps News over this past week I continue to notice how your news outlet consistently provides updated and informative coverage throughout the day regarding news pertaining to BOTH parties in a responsible and professional manner. 💛 It is so refreshing to not have to listen to personal insults, inciteful comments and one sided opinions and viewpoints while trying to stay updated on the days events🙏🇺🇸🕊️⚖️💛
  • @donleavell
    The type of person who says it was a shattered Teleprompter, without any evidence or knowledge, are the same people who claimed flat earth or claim we never went to the moon. Anything except study.
  • @user-le5ep5sg4g
    There is literally a picture of the bulltet going through his ear...how do people think this was glass/
  • It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand the the teleprompters were in front of Trump and when his head was turned it would put his ear behind him away from the teleprompters.Even if they had gotten shattered, glass wouldn’t have hit that ear from that angle.
  • @AD-ug9gt
    Why should we even need to debunk that? I’m thankful that you did! But why are we even here at this point with this nonsense?
  • @tahoetwin
    At least we have Scripps news to react to all the conspiracy theories. Most of us will just wait for the (AAR) after action report to be completed, before we jump into conspiracies.
  • @Hoovie9596
    What? I can’t hear you. My ear was shot off
  • @SeaMonkey137
    I'm not a huge fan of fact-checking (mainly because so many channels do it so poorly), but if I had to pick a preferred format for it, this would be it. As a former student of philosophy/logic I love this style of contradiction presentation. Unfortunately, truth is far less sexy than fiction, and social media rarely rewards truth.