Ryan Wesley Routh

Fact Check: Screenshot Does NOT Show Authentic Ryan Wesley Routh Instagram Account

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Does a screenshot show an authentic Instagram account belonging to Ryan Wesley Routh, the man accused of an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at Trump's golf course? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, told Lead Stories the account is fake. Any copycat accounts will be removed, the spokesperson said, in…
Sep 20, 2024

by: Dana Ford
Fake Account
Fact Check: Ryan Routh Did NOT Appear In BlackRock Ad, Separate Video Shows Routh In Pro-Ukraine Rally Footage

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Did Ryan Routh, the suspect in the apparent attempted assassination of Donald Trump in September 2024, make an appearance in a BlackRock advertisement? No, that's not true: A company spokesperson told Lead Stories that Routh had not "appeared in any BlackRock ads." The post making the claim uses a clip that does briefly show a man who appears to be…
Sep 17, 2024

by: Ed Payne
Not An Ad
Fact Check: Blog Post Does NOT Prove Thomas Matthew Crooks Made Payments To Ryan Wesley Routh

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Does a blog post prove the late Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot dead while trying to assassinate Donald Trump, made payments to Ryan Wesley Routh, charged in a separate apparent assassination attempt on Trump? No, that's not true: The blog was edited to add the name Ryan Wesley Routh on September 17, 2024 -- one day after Routh was arrested. Also,…
Sep 17, 2024

by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
Blog Edited
Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Refuse To Give Alleged Trump Shooter Routh To FBI

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Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refuse to turn over alleged Trump gunman Ryan Wesley Routh to the FBI? No, that's not true: Jail records on September 17, 2024, showed that a Ryan Wesley Routh of the same age as the suspected gunman was housed at the Miami Federal Detention Center. Prosecutors filed two federal charges against Routh on September 16,…
Sep 17, 2024

by: Randy Travis
Feds Got Him

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Fact Check: Screenshot Does NOT Show Authentic Ryan Wesley Routh Instagram Account

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Fact Check: Ryan Routh Did NOT Appear In BlackRock Ad, Separate Video Shows Routh In Pro-Ukraine Rally Footage

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Fact Check: Blog Post Does NOT Prove Thomas Matthew Crooks Made Payments To Ryan Wesley Routh

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Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Refuse To Give Alleged Trump Shooter Routh To FBI

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