Claim: Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was the first known U.S. presidential candidate to be assassinated.
Fact-check: Latter-day Saints Founder Joseph Smith Was 1st US Presidential Candidate Assassinated?
Verdict: mixture
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Madison Dapcevich
Date published: 2024-07-11T13:00:04