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Why conspiracy theories spread after Trump assassination attempt at Correspondents' Dinner
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April 28, 2026
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6:31Now PlayingA fresh wave of conspiracy theories is rolling through social media across the country following Saturday night’s attempted assassination of President Trump at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner.
The unfounded theories largely capitalize on short video snippets of those in the room and initial breaking news reports filed moments after a gunman tried to breach a ballroom at the Washington Hilton with Trump and hundreds of other government officials and members of the press inside.
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