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White House Dinner Arrest Fuels Trump Assassination Misinformation

6/2/2026

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Cole Tomas Allen was arrested at the White House correspondents’ dinner on 25 April and charged with attempted assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tristan Mendes recorded 1.1 million “staged” and 227,000 “false flag” posts about the shooting within 24 hours.
A YouGov poll a week later showed 24 percent thought the incident was staged and 32 percent were unsure.
Rep. Mike Collins accused President Joe Biden of ordering the attack.

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Story summary

Cole Tomas Allen was arrested at the White House correspondents’ dinner on 25 April and charged with attempted assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tristan Mendes recorded 1.1 million “staged” and 227,000 “false flag” posts about the shooting within 24 hours.
A YouGov poll a week later showed 24 percent thought the incident was staged and 32 percent were unsure.
Rep. Mike Collins accused President Joe Biden of ordering the attack.