The claim
De man die schoot op Donald Trump is niet Thomas Matthew Crooks, maar Maxwell Yearick.
Original publisher’s rating
Er is geen enkel bewijs dat Maxwell Yearick de schutter van Donald Trump is. Het uiterlijk van Yearick komt ook helemaal niet overeen met die van de geïdentificeerde dader, Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Reviewed by dpa ↗ ·
Read the original fact check ↗Original review summary
The review says the FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the shooter and found no evidence linking Maxwell Yearick to the attack. It notes that Yearick’s photo was from his 2016 arrest and that he and Crooks are different people.[S1]
Research date:
Sources and attribution
- [S1] dpa original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
Original review: dpa. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.
Updated