New information revealed about Trump assassination attempt shooter Thomas Crooks
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the FBI has uncovered new information about Thomas Crooks, the shooter in the July 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump claimed on Truth Social that the Biden-era FBI mishandled evidence and alleged the assassination attempt was a "Democrat Plot." Additional details about Crooks, including packages received under an alias and an anonymous donor paying for his cremation, were also reported.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 25% of divergence this week. 4 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
4 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 4 outlets placed this story
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Breitbart
Jerusalem Post
NBC News
Reuters
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Breitbart
Trump Claims Assassination Attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, Was 'Democrat Plot,' Says 'New Info' Found
Trump's conspiracy claims amplified · negative
NBC News
FBI files reveal new details about attempted Trump assassin
FBI documents and witness accounts · neutral
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- Breitbart+6.2 h
- Jerusalem Post+9.4 h
- NBC News+13.5 h
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The split, in one line
Breitbart amplifies Trump's Democrat Plot allegation and anonymous donor angle; Jerusalem Post centers Blanche's briefing; Reuters stays wire-neutral; NBC leads with hateful comments from rallygoers.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
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THE RIGHT
“Trump Claims Assassination Attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, Was 'Democrat Plot,' Says 'New Info' Found”B Breitbart RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“New information uncovered on Trump assassination attempt in Butler, says A-G Blanche” · Jerusalem Post, Reuters
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7 tracked claims across 4 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Trump alleged the assassination attempt was a "Democrat Plot" to remove him from the election
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