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Line 57: Misinformation spread on social media shortly after the attack, alleging without evidence that the shooting was carried out by the [[Deep state in the United States\|deep state]], the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]], the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], [[Antifa (United States)\|Antifa]], or [[transgender rights activist]]s.<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Frenkel \|first1=Sheera \|last2=Hsu \|first2=Tiffany \|date=2024-07-14 \|title=Social Media Platforms Deluged by Unsubstantiated Claims About Trump Rally \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/us/politics/trump-rally-disinformation-x-social-media.html \|access-date=2024-07-14 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Some claimed Joe Biden ordered the attack.<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Stein \|first1=Chris \|last2=Lawther \|first2=Fran \|last3=Stein (now) \|first3=Chris \|last4=Lawther (earlier) \|first4=Fran \|date=2024-07-14 \|title=Trump says 'bullet pierced upper part of right ear' in rally shooting; Biden says 'everybody must condemn' political violence – latest \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-gun-shots-pennsylvania-latest-updates \|access-date=2024-07-14 \|work=the Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> AnA ~~image~~photograph of a bloodied Trump pumping his fist in the air taken by Evan Gucci of the [[Associated Press]] was spread on social media shortly afterwards. ''[[Politico]]'' described it as "[being used] as an opportunity to tout conspiracy theories and stoke political tensions".<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/13/republicans-back-trump-by-sharing-a-bloody-photo-of-the-former-president-00167980 \|title=Photo of bloodied Trump fist pumping immediately spotlighted by his allies \|website=Politico }}</ref> == Responses ==

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