An image claiming to prove Donald Trump had a connection with Thomas Crooks, the person who attempted to shoot him, is fake.
On July 13, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump while he was speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The Secret Service killed Crooks at the scene.
No officials have confirmed a direct connection between Crooks and Trump, but an image recently posted to TikTok and Reddit appears to show the two together sitting around a table with an FBI agent. The post suggests Trump and Crooks colluded with the FBI to orchestrate the assassination attempt.
“They planned it with the FBI,” the text on top of the image says.
VERIFY viewer Todd texted us to ask if the image is real.
THE QUESTION
Is the image appearing to show Donald Trump with Thomas Matthew Crooks real?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, the image appearing to show Donald Trump with Thomas Matthew Crooks isn’t real. It’s AI-generated.