Fact Check: 'Hank Pecker' Was NOT Identified As Trump Shooter -- FBI Named Shooter As Thomas Matthew Crooks
Fact Check
Was the shooter responsible for the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump identified as "California resident Hank Pecker"? No, that's not true: The FBI identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The man pictured in a claim on social media is Twitch streamer Hasan Piker. A search through an online news archive did not yield…