Claim: Posts from the anonymous online forum 4Chan have been spreading the false claim that Secret Service officials prevented an agent named "Jonathan Willis" from shooting former President Donald Trump's attempted assassin. The Secret Service has no employee by that name, and the claim is "categorically false," the agency said.
Fact-check: False Claim About Fake Secret Service Agent Contributes to Rally Conspiracy Theories - FactCheck.org
Verdict: posts from the anonymous online forum 4chan have been spreading the false claim that secret service officials prevented an agent named "jonathan willis" from shooting former president donald trump's attempted assassin. the secret service has no employee by that name, and the claim is "categorically false," the agency said.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Saranac Hale Spencer
Date published: 2024-07-15T21:46:56