By Davey Alba
Moments after former President Donald Trump was escorted off the stage after shots were fired at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, unfounded claims about the event swirled on major social media platforms.
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The posts, including some written by US politicians holding elected office, claimed without proof that President Joe Biden had ordered an apparent shooting at the rally. Others baselessly stated that the incident was staged, or circulated posts misidentifying the shooter.
In the aftermath of major news, the facts of an event are not always immediately clear. Law enforcement, including the Secret Service, the FBI, Pennsylvania state police and the Justice Department have said they are continuing to investigate the shooting, including the possibility it was an assassination attempt.
Experts urged caution before sharing unsubstantiated information.
âIn any fast developing event, there is inevitably a high influx of false or unverified information, especially on social media,â said Graham Brookie, senior director of the Atlantic Councilâs Digital Forensic Research Lab, which studies social media misinformation.
On X, several politicians accused Biden or his campaign of being âdirectlyâ behind the apparent shooting, without providing evidence…
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