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Pic Shows Armed Officer Who 'Saved Trump's Life'?
A bullet grazed Trump's ear in the July 2024 shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
by Taija PerryCook , July 14, 2024
Image courtesy of Anna Moneymaker, accessed via Getty Images
U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his administration were likely the targets of the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 25, 2026, according to U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
"It does appear that [the shooter] did, in fact, have set out to target folks that work in the administration, likely including the president," Blanche told NBC News' "Meet the Press ," referencing the 31-year-old California man accused of breaching a security checkpoint at the dinner and opening fire.
The incident added to a series of security threats against the president, including the July 13, 2024, shooting at a Trump campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania. There, a bullet grazed Trump's ear in the most serious attempt to kill a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.
Below are 22 rumors surrounding the 2024 assassination attempt on Trump that we've investigated:
By Taija PerryCook
Taija PerryCook is a Seattle-based journalist who previously worked for the PNW news site Crosscut and the Jordan Times in Amman.
Image claiming to show Trump's intact ear after assassination attempt is fake. Here's proof
April 21, 2026
Cross-referencing the image with news photographs taken that day revealed several discrepancies.
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Did Tucker Carlson say Trump faked assassination attempt?
April 15, 2026
The conservative pundit questioned official investigations into the shooting.
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Did Rob Reiner say 'too bad he turned his head' about Trump assassination attempt? There's no proof
Dec. 19, 2025
The director was an outspoken critic of the president, but there was no evidence to support this ...
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Who is alleged ex-detective Duane Lee Proctor, who claimed Trump 'was not shot' in assassination attempt?
Aug. 20, 2025
A meme featuring the former cop's name alleged Trump used a "blood capsule" to stage the July 20 ...
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Trump really showed kids 'assassination trading card' at White House Easter event
April 22, 2025
The card showed a photograph of the president after he was shot in the ear during a July 2024 ra ...
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Fake Photo Supposedly Shows Hitler Once Posed Like Trump After Assassination Attempt
Aug. 8, 2024
Social media users compared an alleged image of Hitler to a nearly identical photo of Trump take ...
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Trump Wore Bandage in September 2024 Interview After Ear Healed?
Sept. 4, 2024
The former president was struck in the ear by a bullet during an assassination attempt in July 2024.
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Fake Photo of Trump, Gunman Thomas Crooks Planning Assassination Attempt Generated by AI
Aug. 1, 2024
Online users shared a fake picture of Trump, Crooks and an FBI agent that displayed signs someon ...
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Trump Said Bullet Took His 'Entire Ear Off' but It Began Regrowing 'Next Day'?
July 23, 2024
The former U.S. president was targeted in an assassination attempt in July 2024.
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Photo Shows Trump with Ear Bandaged Looking Older?
July 23, 2024
"Is it just me or is Trump looking very old?" one X user asked.
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No, FBI Asst. Director Janeen DiGuiseppi Was Not Seated Behind Trump During Assassination Attempt
July 19, 2024
The FBI told us that rumors of DiGuiseppi's presence at the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally where Tr ...
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Pic Shows Bullet Flying Past Trump?
July 17, 2024
"It is a moment that is unlike any in my lifetime, my job of covering the White House since 1983 ...
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Trump Golfed the Day After Assassination Attempt? Here's What We Know
July 17, 2024
Many photos and videos supposedly showed the outing. In reality, they were taken on an earlier date.
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Widow of Trump Rally Attendee Killed in Shooting Said Biden Called Her but Trump Didn't?
July 16, 2024
Helen Comperatore told the New York Post in an exclusive interview that she declined to take the ...
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Yes, Biden Said, 'It's Time to Put Trump in a Bull's-Eye.' Here's the Context
July 16, 2024
A gunman shot and injured former U.S. President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in July 2024.
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CNN Published Headline 'Secret Service Rushes Trump Off Stage After He Falls at Rally'?
July 15, 2024
Users on X criticized the media outlet for a headline published when information about the July ...
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Rumor That Shards of Glass, Not Bullet, Injured Trump in Assassination Attempt Is False
July 15, 2024
Did broken glass from a teleprompter cause Trump's wound, as online posts have claimed?
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Trump Shooter Once Donated Money to a Democratic Cause?
July 15, 2024
Some social media users claimed a 69-year-old man with the same name as Trump's would-be assassi ...
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Jack Black's Bandmate Wished for Someone Not to 'Miss Trump Next Time'?
July 15, 2024
Some internet users weren't sure whether the call not to "miss Trump next time" came from Jack B ...
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Yes, Trump's Alleged Would-Be Assassin Was a Republican
July 15, 2024
"Just so you know, that shooter was a registered republican in the state," an X user said.
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4chan Poster Was Police Sniper at Site of Trump Assassination Attempt?
July 15, 2024
"The head of the secret service refused to give the order to take out the perp," the poster alleged.
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Pic Shows Armed Officer Who 'Saved Trump's Life'?
July 14, 2024
The photo went viral as authorities investigated what they called an assassination attempt again ...
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