This weekend, presidential candidate Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt. Since then, it has boiled over with false claims about who is actually behind the attack. Donald Trump was escorted off the stage during a campaign event in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Asbjørn Dyrendal is professor of religious studies at NTNU and an expert in conspiracy theories. – It is not surprising that conspiracy theories appear after major events, he says. Dyrendal says that conspiracy theories are a common phenomenon in the USA. – People spread conspiracy theories because they are unsure of what has happened and want to know more. If the story is good enough, it is spread further and more people start to trust what they read. Expert in conspiracy theories, Asbjørn Dyrendal says that many go in to try to find elements that don’t quite fit. Photo: Mari Aftret Mørtvedt / Mari Aftret Mørtvedt/news The researcher says that the most important thing you can do is stick to confirmed facts. Nevertheless, he does not think that confirming the facts will stop people from conspiring in the future. news has considered some of the conspiracy theories about who and what was behind the assassination of Trump. Deep state Several write on X that the Deep state wants to get rid of Trump and is thus behind the assassination. – Deep state tried to assassinate Donald Trump on TV, wrote an anonymous X account with several hundred thousand followers. Shocked audience members watch as Trump is tackled to the ground by his security guards. Photo: Gene J. Puskar / AP The Secret Service is waiting for it to be ready to transport Trump away from the site. Photo: ANNA MONEYMAKER / AFP One member of the audience was killed and two were critically injured. Photo: JEFF SWENSEN / AFP Trump was held down on stage after the shots. Photo: ANNA MONEYMAKER / AFP After a short time, Trump is followed off the stage. Photo: Gene J. Puskar / AP He greeted the audience several times on the way to the car. Photo: ANNA MONEYMAKER / AFP The bullet hit him in the ear. Photo: Gene J. Puskar / AP “Deep state” refers to a secret network made up of influential people in the government and other institutions. The scheme gained more attention during the presidential election in 2016 and became more prominent after Trump became president. There is no evidence that the Deep State exists or that they are behind the assassination. Trump has staged it himself Another conspiracy theory is that Trump has staged the assassination attempt against himself. The conspiracy theory “False flag operation” goes to countries or individuals who organize an attack against themselves and make it look like someone else has carried out the attack. Shortly after the incident, the subject peg had “staged” hundreds of thousands of posts on X. Trump held his fist in the air after he was shot. Photo: ANNA MONEYMAKER / AFP Many wrote that it was strange that Trump took the time to stop to make a fist in the air before being escorted away in a car. Others point to the Secret Service. They believe that the fact that the insurance service did not react quickly enough proves that the incident was staged. There is no evidence that the assassination was staged. Biden is behind The finger is also pointed at President Joe Biden. Several Republican politicians believe Biden is to blame. Republican and congressman Mike Collins wrote on the X that it was the president who gave the order. Senator JD Vance, who has been pointed out as a potential vice-presidential candidate for Trump, wrote on X that Biden’s campaign rhetoric led to the assassination attempt. Behind the post, Republicans and Democrats point at each other. Dyrendal says that the Republicans place the blame on Biden and believes that the perpetrator got his motivation from there. While the Democrats believe that the whole incident was staged by Trump. Biden spoke after the Trump shooting, where he said that the country had to stick together. There is no evidence that President Biden is behind the assassination. The wrong perpetrator was killed. Speculation also abounds as to whether the right perpetrator was caught. Several websites point to the anti-fascist and anti-racist movement Antifa, which is short for anti-fascist. Thomas Matthew Crooks (20) is caught by the Secret Service. Photo: Twitter Trump has previously blamed Antifa for violence at Black Lives Matter protests, he has also said that he wants to identify them as a terrorist organization. The perpetrator has been identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. Photo: Aaron Josefczyk / Reuters He was shortly after the shooting shot and killed by Secret Service agents. His motive is not known. There is no evidence that anyone other than Crooks is behind it. Published 15.07.2024, at 17.31
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