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Conspiracy theories flood internet after White House correspondents' dinner shooting
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April 30, 2026
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5:51Now PlayingOn social media — and across the political spectrum — conspiracies theories are spreading about the shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner. Carmen Celestini, who studies disinformation, extremism and conspiracy theories at the University of Waterloo, says it's a symptom of low trust in institutions.
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