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Claim: “New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement." (Tim Kaine, 2021-05-24)
Evidence (2024-08-20): ROMAN MARS: That’s right. That the authority can issue new bonds to refund the original bonds and start the clock again on these new bonds. So, effectively you can just keep the authority going by using new bonds to pay off the old bonds, starting the clock again and just having to go and go and go. And that’s what he figures out. And it’s really something else.
Claim: “New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement." (Tim Kaine, 2021-05-24)
Evidence (2023-01-07): Eric Adams stated on January 7, 2023 in a radio interview "Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers." Robert Reich stated on November 24, 2021 in a tweet "Norway spends about $30,000 per child on early childhood care, Finland spends $23,000, Germany $18,000" and the U.S. $500. India Walton stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate Under Mayor Byron Brown, "we’ve been defunding community centers, our pools were closed this summer, we’ve been defunding senior and youth services." X posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Twitter post "Police budgets are at their highest they've ever been, there hasn’t actually been any defunding the police." Tim Kaine stated on May 24, 2021 in an op-ed on CNBC "New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement." Ron DeSantis stated on April 19, 2021 in a speech "If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up." Greg Abbott stated on October 1, 2020 in a tweet Says "Property crime rising in Austin. [...] Tim Kaine stated on May 24, 2021 in an op-ed on CNBC "New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement."
Claim: “New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement." (Tim Kaine, 2021-05-24)
Evidence (2024-09-26): The Triborough Bridge (later officially renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge) opened in 1936, connecting the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens via three separate spans. Language in its Authority's bond contracts and multi-year Commissioner appointments made it largely impervious to pressure from mayors and governors. While New York City and New York State were perpetually strapped for money, the bridge's toll revenues amounted to tens of millions of dollars a year. The Authority was thus able to raise hundreds of millions of dollars by selling bonds, a method also used by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[34] to fund large public construction projects. Toll revenues rose quickly as traffic on the bridges exceeded all projections. Rather than pay off the bonds, Moses used the revenue to build other toll projects, a cycle that would feed on itself.[35]
Claim: “New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement." (Tim Kaine, 2021-05-24)
Evidence (2010-05-05): Ward of the State: New Haven’s Use of Federal and State Grants in the Financing of Public BridgesNew Haven railyards, connecting the city’s downtown with its harbor. This time the city government was onboard. With the cooperation of the local congresswoman, the Mayor testified before Congress in pursuit of federal funding. A $19 million earmark was inserted into the transportation appropriations bill. The $32 million bridge opened in 2003, funded almost entirely by federal and state grants. The Grand Avenue and Church Street Bridges illustrate a dramatic change in the financing of New Haven’s bridges. One hundred years ago, all bridges within the city, even those ordered by the federal government or located on state highways, were constructed using city funds raised through bond issues. Today, almost all locally owned bridges within the city, even those that mainly benefit New Haven residents, are primarily funded through federal and state grants. Of the $12.55 million the city will spend on bridge construction and rehabilitation in 2009-2010, only $490,000 will come from municipally raised revenues. The growth in federal and state grants, for all types of goods and services, has occurred across the country.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-21): Thomas Matthew Crooks appeared briefly in a 2022 BlackRock Inc., ad about teachers’ retirement plans. He and other students in the background were not paid, BlackRock said. County records show American Glass Research Inc. owns the building from which Crooks fired the shots that killed one person and injured three, including former President Donald Trump. A BlackRock spokesperson said the company neither owns nor has real estate funds invested in the building.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-15): One tiny detail in the short, tragic life of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania, has become the subject of online attention. In 2022, Crooks, who was then still at school, briefly appeared in a promotional video for the asset manager BlackRock. Crooks can be seen for a couple of seconds, turning to look at his teacher. He doesn’t speak in the video and was not paid for his appearance; he has never worked for the company. This tenuous connection was enough, however, to reignite a conspiracy theory that has long focused on BlackRock. The first tweet revealing Crooks’ appearance in the BlackRock video was viewed more than 17 million times in less than 24 hours. Among the thousands of replies, the overriding sentiment was that the assassination attempt was an "inside job", that there are "no coincidences", and that BlackRock had had some role in the attempt to assassinate Trump.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-08-06): BlackRock has removed a years-old advertisement featuring Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who authorities say shot and injured former President Donald Trump during a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania. [...] Crooks, who appeared twice in the ad for a total of two seconds, was one of several unpaid students who appeared in the background, BlackRock said. The firm said in a statement that it will make all video footage available to authorities, adding that it "removed the video out of respect for the victims." [...] "Ties discovered between Blackrock and Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, featured in their programming," Rumble livestreamer Matt Wallace wrote Sunday on X. "THIS WAS ALL PLANNED," he added.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-16): BlackRock says Thomas Matthew Crooks appeared in company ad Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who opened fire at a Saturday rally for former President Donald Trump, once appeared in an advertisement for investment firm BlackRock, the company said Monday. [...] "In 2022, we ran an ad featuring a teacher from Bethel Park High School, in which several unpaid students briefly appeared in the background, including Thomas Matthew Crooks," BlackRock said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch. "We will make all video footage available to the appropriate authorities, and we have removed the video from circulation out of respect for the victims."
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-14): The FBI say Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who shot at Trump at a Butler, Pa., political rally on Saturday, is believed to have acted alone. There is yet to be an established motive for Crooks’ actions, officials told media over the weekend. [...] After Crooks was killed, multiple news outlets have reported, a photo emerged of a law enforcement officer standing above his body. In the image, which NPR has not independently verified, Crooks is seen wearing a gray T-shirt from Demolition Ranch, a YouTube channel that features videos about firearms, demolition and experiments with guns. [...] Investigators are working to put together what may have motivated Crooks to target Trump. They are looking into his actions in the days and weeks before the shooting.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-15): Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks spotted in now-pulled BlackRock advert [...] In the advert filmed at Bethel Park School, Thomas Matthew Crooks can be seen in the middle of an economics class, watching the whiteboard. [...] Crooks was shot dead after he fired at former president Donald Trump during a Pennsylvania rally.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-16): Thomas Matthew Crooks appeared in a 2022 BlackRock ad Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who opened fire at a Saturday rally for former President Donald Trump, once appeared in an advertisement for investment firm BlackRock, the company said Monday. [...] "In 2022, we ran an ad featuring a teacher from Bethel Park High School, in which several unpaid students briefly appeared in the background, including Thomas Matthew Crooks," BlackRock said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch. "We will make all video footage available to the appropriate authorities, and we have removed the video from circulation out of respect for the victims."
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-23): Did the would-be assassin who fired at former President Donald Trump use the roof of a building owned by investment firm BlackRock? No, that's not true: According to Pennsylvania property records, that building is owned by a different company, American Glass Research. No credible news organization reported otherwise, and BlackRock denied the claim in an email to Lead Stories. [...] Whoa, you're telling me that the same company that owns the building that the person who was just laying down and took some shots off at someone to attempt to take their life very recently... Not only did that dude work for that company in the past, but that building he was on was owned by them. [...] Contrary to a statement in the viral post on TikTok that is the focus of this fact check, the 20-year-old shooter named Thomas Matthew Crooks did not work for BlackRock. He briefly appeared (archived here) in a 2022 BlackRock ad featuring a teacher from Bethel Park High School. Crooks was unpaid and still in high school. Following the attack on Trump, the company pulled the video from circulation and issued a statement condemning "political violence of any kind."
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-14): No, this photo is not of Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks [...] Do these images show Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man named by the FBI as the suspect in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump? [...] The man can be seen in a video claiming responsibility for the attack. "My name is Thomas Matthew Crooks," he said. "I hate Republicans, I hate Trump and guess what, you got the wrong guy."
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-25): A viral video shared on Facebook claims investment company BlackRock owns the building from which Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump during his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. [...] The Facebook video, which has garnered nearly 76,000 likes as of writing, claims BlackRock owns the building from which Crooks shot at Trump during his July 13 campaign rally. The video opens with a clip of a man instructing viewers "not to let your guard down" and "listen to this" before transitioning to another man who claims BlackRock owns the building from which Crooks shot at Trump. [...] Although BlackRock does not own the building from which Crooks fired at Trump, Crooks appeared in a 2022 BlackRock advertisement that was filmed at his high school, according to CBS News. The company has since pulled the ad, the New York Post reported.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-15): Investment giant BlackRock is pulling an ad that included Thomas Crooks, the gunman who shot at Donald Trump, injuring the former president and killing an attendee at a rally near Pittsburgh on Saturday. "In 2022, we ran an ad featuring a teacher from Bethel Park High School, in which several unpaid students briefly appeared in the background, including Thomas Matthew Crooks," a spokesperson for the company said Sunday. "We will make all video footage available to the appropriate authorities, and we have removed the video from circulation out of respect for the victims." [...] BlackRock said the assassination attempt on former President Trump was "abhorrent" and is "thankful" that he wasn’t seriously injured.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-19): Investigators believe that Thomas Matthew Crooks, armed with an AR-style rifle, opened fire at the former president while he was addressing a crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania. [...] Who was Thomas Matthew Crooks? [...] Law enforcement officials believe the weapon used to shoot at Donald Trump, an AR-style rifle, was purchased by Crooks' father.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-14): Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who shot and injured former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, briefly appeared in an advertisement for BlackRock Inc., the company said on Sunday. Crooks was one of several students who appeared in the background of the 2022 ad and was unpaid, BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, said in a statement. The ad was filmed at Bethel Park High School, where Crooks graduated in 2022, and featured a teacher, the company said. [...] BlackRock reports earnings on Monday. The company has in the past come under scrutiny after shootings in the US because some of its index funds own shares in gunmakers.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-09-30): - ^ Goudsward, Andrew; Ward, Jasper (July 14, 2024). "FBI Identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks as 'Subject Involved' in Trump Rally Shooting". US News & World Report. Reuters. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-20): The video’s assertions linking BlackRock to Crooks’ assassination attempt don’t align with the facts. BlackRock neither employed Crooks nor owned the Butler, Pennsylvania, building from which Crooks fired his AR-15-style weapon, killing one person and injuring three, including Trump. [...] Featured Fact-check "In 2022, we ran an ad featuring a teacher from Bethel Park High School, in which several unpaid students briefly appeared in the background, including Thomas Matthew Crooks," BlackRock Spokesperson Christopher Berger told PolitiFact in an email. All of the company’s related footage was being shared with investigators, Berger said. Before he was killed by theSecret Service moments after the shooting, Crooks worked as a dietary aide at a nursing home in Bethel Park. [...] A viral Facebook video claimed BlackRock employed Crooks and owned the building Crooks fired the shots from as he tried to assassinate Trump. Crooks appeared briefly in a BlackRock ad filmed at his school but was neither paid for the spot nor otherwise employed by the company. County records show American Glass Research, not BlackRock, owns the building from which Crooks took aim.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-14): But instead of casting his ballot this year, according to law enforcement, Crooks traveled an hour north of his home, climbed to the roof of a building, and opened fire on former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally — leaving him bloodied and coming inches away from killing him. [...] When she heard that Crooks was identified as the Trump rally shooter, the classmate said, "I was just, like, shocked — I just couldn’t believe he did something that bold, considering he was such a quiet and kept-to-himself kind of person." [...] Crooks fired on Trump while perched on a nearby building rooftop outside the rally’s security perimeter, before being killed by Secret Service agents, according to law enforcement officials.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-15): By — Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-the-wild-conspiracy-theories-related-to-the-attempted-trump-assassination Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Fact-checking the wild conspiracy theories related to the attempted Trump assassination Politics Jul 15, 2024 1:30 PM EDT This fact check originally appeared on PolitiFact. MILWAUKEE — The 2024 Republican National Convention opens Monday with the unprecedented and grisly backdrop of its presumptive nominee having survived an assassination attempt. Former President Donald Trump arrived for the convention in Wisconsin Sunday, a day after a shooter fired a bullet that Trump said struck him in the upper ear just minutes into a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Authorities say the suspect, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, shot and killed Corey Comperatore, a former volunteer fire chief, and critically injured two more attendees before the Secret Service returned fire and killed him. Twenty-four hours later, Crooks’ motive remained unknown. Members of Congress joined prominent social media accounts in filling the void with evidence-free assertions about what inspired the suspect and his political beliefs.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-14): Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel, Pennsylvania, an hour away from ex-president’s rally, was killed on the spot by the Secret Service; had no recognizable social media accounts BETHEL PARK, Pennsylvania (Reuters) — The FBI identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the suspect in Saturday’s attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally. [...] Thomas Crooks graduated in 2022 from Bethel Park High School, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. He received a $500 "star award" from the National Math and Science Initiative, according to the newspaper.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-15): WASHINGTON (TND) — The world's largest money manager, BlackRock Inc, recently pulled an ad featuring the 20-year-old who shot former President Donald Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania Saturday. [...] "The assassination attempt on former President Trump is abhorrent. We’re thankful former President Trump wasn’t seriously injured, and thinking about all the innocent bystanders and victims of this awful act, especially the person who was killed. the statement read per Fox Business."As our leadership team communicated to colleagues last night, BlackRock strongly condemns political violence of any kind and will do our part to promote civility and unity in the country. In 2022, we ran an ad featuring a teacher from Bethel Park High School, in which several unpaid students briefly appeared in the background, including Thomas Matthew Crooks. We will make all video footage available to the appropriate authorities, and we have removed the video from circulation out of respect for the victims." [...] Bomb-making materials were found inside Crooks' vehicle near the Trump rally and at his home, according to two officials who were not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Claim: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. (Facebook posts, 2024-07-21)
Evidence (2024-07-16): A sniper cut down 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks within seconds of him firing an AR-style rifle toward the former president, but it was too late. Now investigators are trying to painstakingly piece together how an armed man with no military background managed to reach high ground and get the jump on teams of Secret Service agents. [...] The FBI said it was investigating the attack as a potential act of domestic terrorism, but the agency had not identified a clear ideological motive. The FBI believes Crooks, who had bomb-making materials in the car he drove to the rally, acted alone. [...] The roof where Crooks lay was an estimated 147 yards (135 meters) from where Trump was speaking, a distance from which a decent marksman could reasonably hit a human-sized target. That is a distance at which U.S. Army recruits must hit a scaled human-sized silhouette to qualify with the M-16 rifle.