Trump Correspondents
Journalists gather outside of the Washington Hilton Hotel, Sunday, April, 26, 2026, in Washington, the day after a gunman tried to storm into the hotel's ballroom during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Reporters covered the correspondents' dinner shooting in real time. Conspiracy theories still spread
Conspiracy theories flooded the internet minutes after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attended by President Donald Trump. The events Saturday played out in front of some of the nation’s most powerful reporters and editors, who snapped into action in real time to provide detailed accounts from the scene. What resulted was a steady stream of facts from myriad reputable media outlets. Despite this, unfounded conspiracy theories from both the left and the right proliferated, chief among them that the shooting was staged. Some spread in spite of the facts while others used real information to create false narratives.
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