Marjorie Taylor Greene shares post suggesting the Butler assassination attempt on Trump was a hoax
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shared a social media post from a self-described Trump supporter questioning whether the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania was staged. Greene called the post 'extremely important' and questioned why Trump himself was not leading efforts to find the truth about shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks. The post alleged inconsistencies in Trump's behavior and Secret Service response as supposed evidence of a hoax.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 26% of divergence this week. 9 outlets covered it, splitting into 8 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
8 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 8 outlets placed this story
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Breitbart
CNN
NY Post
The Hill
Daily Wire
NPR
Al Jazeera
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Alarmist
International angle
The split, in one line
Coverage now splits four ways: right-win...
How each outlet covered it
Fact ledger · what actually happened, cross-checked