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Lie spread by Russians and Republicans alike has been debunked. Republican Ryan Routh was Not in a Blackrock ad.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/09/17/trump-ryan-routh-blackrock-ad-fact-check/75260803007/
>The claim: Trump assassination suspect Ryan Wesley Routh appeared in BlackRock ad
A Sept. 16 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes footage from a pro-Ukrainian rally that shows the man charged in a suspected assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
"Ryan Wesley Routh was in a BlackRock commercial, just like Thomas Matthew Crooks," reads the post's caption, referring to the gunman who opened fire at Trump's July rally in Pennsylvania. "I’m sure it’s just a coincidence."
The post received more than 700 likes in a day. Versions of the claim also spread widely on Facebook and on Twitter.
>Our rating: False
A BlackRock spokesperson called the claim “completely false” and said Routh has never appeared in any advertisements for the firm. The clip originated from a video shared by a pro-Ukraine group, not a BlackRock ad.
>Claim of gunman in BlackRock ad ‘completely false’
The FBI is investigating what it called a botched assassination attempt on Trump Sept. 15 at his Florida golf club. U.S. Secret Service agents walking the course ahead of the former president spotted a gunman hiding in the bushes of his golf course and fired their weapons, authorities said. The suspect, later identified as Routh, fled the scene, was arrested in a black SUV and was heldon two firearms charges, according to authorities.
But Routh has never appeared in any advertisements for the investment company BlackRock, a company spokesperson said. The Instagram post misrepresents the video in the post.
The claim is “completely false,” company spokesperson Christopher Berger told USA TODAY in an email. Routh has not appeared in any ads for BlackRock, and the massive investment firm has no connection to the video in the post, Berger added.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/09/17/trump-ryan-routh-blackrock-ad-fact-check/75260803007/
>The claim: Trump assassination suspect Ryan Wesley Routh appeared in BlackRock ad
A Sept. 16 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes footage from a pro-Ukrainian rally that shows the man charged in a suspected assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
"Ryan Wesley Routh was in a BlackRock commercial, just like Thomas Matthew Crooks," reads the post's caption, referring to the gunman who opened fire at Trump's July rally in Pennsylvania. "I’m sure it’s just a coincidence."
The post received more than 700 likes in a day. Versions of the claim also spread widely on Facebook and on Twitter.
>Our rating: False
A BlackRock spokesperson called the claim “completely false” and said Routh has never appeared in any advertisements for the firm. The clip originated from a video shared by a pro-Ukraine group, not a BlackRock ad.
>Claim of gunman in BlackRock ad ‘completely false’
The FBI is investigating what it called a botched assassination attempt on Trump Sept. 15 at his Florida golf club. U.S. Secret Service agents walking the course ahead of the former president spotted a gunman hiding in the bushes of his golf course and fired their weapons, authorities said. The suspect, later identified as Routh, fled the scene, was arrested in a black SUV and was heldon two firearms charges, according to authorities.
But Routh has never appeared in any advertisements for the investment company BlackRock, a company spokesperson said. The Instagram post misrepresents the video in the post.
The claim is “completely false,” company spokesperson Christopher Berger told USA TODAY in an email. Routh has not appeared in any ads for BlackRock, and the massive investment firm has no connection to the video in the post, Berger added.
