The claim
De dader achter de aanslag op Trump heet Mark Violet.
Original publisher’s rating
De dader die Trump neerschoot werd geïdentificeerd als Thomas Matthew Crooks. 'Mark Violets' of Marco Violi werd online foutief aangeduid als de schutter.
Reviewed by dpa ↗ ·
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The review says the person who shot Trump was identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, not Mark Violet. It explains that online posts wrongly named Marco Violi, an Italian man, as the shooter.[S1]
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- [S1] dpa original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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