Viral social media posts claiming Donald Trump was shot in Washington are entirely false, lacking any official confirmation or credible reporting.
WASHINGTON — Viral posts claiming President Donald Trump was shot in Washington, D.C., “minutes ago” are not supported by official statements or reporting from major news organizations.
A review of coverage from Reuters, The Associated Press and other national outlets found no confirmation that the president has been wounded in the capital. The White House has continued to issue routine updates on administration business, and there has been no emergency statement from the Secret Service or other federal authorities describing an attack on the president.
That silence matters. An assault on a sitting U.S. president would typically produce immediate official notices, a surge of on-the-ground reporting and wall-to-wall coverage. None of that has appeared.