Following the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump, conspiracy theories quickly spread across social media, suggesting the event was faked. These theories are highlighted on the X Hot Topics list (formerly Twitter), with #staged and #falseflag trending.
Both hashtags are used to assert, without evidence, that the attempt was staged. "Pay attention to the lack of urgency and the crowd's reaction," wrote one user. Another added: "If someone shot me in the head, I wouldn't stop for a campaign photo."
A further comment stated: "Crisis actors should be paid better. They've never looked so unconcerned." Another user questioned: "How come a bullet supposedly grazes Trump's ear but everyone behind him is fine? And he touches his ear, and there is no blood on his hand."
On platform X, posts questioning the event's validity have garnered significant attention, with individual posts reaching tens to hundreds of thousands of views. While these posts remain accessible at the time of writing, they lack a fully developed conspiracy theory, instead focusing on raising doubts about the event's details.
However, their inclusion on X's "Hot Topics" list significantly increases their visibility and could potentially coalesce into a major conspiracy narrative shaping upcoming US political discourse.
* Calcalist contributed to this report