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" class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:628px;"><a href="https://elink378.snopes.com/ls/click?upn=u001.qynS8GY0ZxGWz34zdrv7Uw0KRnMsWq6oxXcQQxq7mSw43T2UNi6I6rw97u424qO6Af0swk3VqtM7b8DtPCdZ64OTXLQdObY3A-2FBapKbLARJn6-2BmmtZW36U3EdnoJbr8xwfczG7n7Tk4bxn1EIZuf3-2BTGQXlXESzfXq6eW5wE3clLspqIKA8myouIBxnVQSw3aEf-2BpYb8LOnAdvHaEY6NFnevrzxwCeDEF65KT7zy9nxUdom5roU7vIgHTh-2B6nJssoeptQt8qBqgMEbxVW2op05zpiwm10Q5ezfL4Hpymadb6zb-2BK3s6iB0I3ZBaZOwyFlgVb1OhshkFyIR1sQ66OBu-2FX9Tg4oxcm-2FxtH731YkGtt-2BD14AqcO-2FDd7qgZ7B1glDIdl4vZsXpI5homs-2B8i-2FVg-3D-3D9uIQ_fvha5zL32SB-2F8GXtqOAUNUfq3zfDL435FiQzhY1q4jVbDRcn6RtZGyfkWFTaO6PN46vlxIzrY7rbuiIunFtg-2BIgGUWy7X7a8Fyj6Oeo2HY8w9z7ZI-2B9-2F1WJVHI5i3aQ7pIUDO2gMdxAlJ8jzEUcbwV2yI8-2FI2-2B5xjvgJC0JozuXcm3MCYr73SFljgr0lyMtnMY2JwPumapWgrnxau1dwPH8FkbfXnE8MK5LQGS9E-2Bs9Yr9TDMIDIQXBd3Vt8vnzjUYI667P7caK0fA3HlAZJwPi1acp7KNks1UVNHSh-2FPF9ixdANoaDP3xeNaMvo4v9KnHRuHdODh9mLe7Ep-2BriF9ovpwPyFSI-2FsY5nAdtXrJZm1bQDDbUWrmH6668jsicjYT9iepVfM0vySeSxuKhGPfFsMVvWAhlNyrlMk-2BvnnVN3G25vSrkxoUTQGrhPdQB2vJzqKCBmXlqRUzFWj9FmDWeGi2uQxVhsZ1GgtzZ2eRVdw7ztEnSI7uO0YKFG247Kn3riaMoqgYngmqhGDvf35ba6hWpJrh2GsDEO31lDLFOU-2BJ93kIrU9MlsRggSvX8MZar34G8Ur6Fip1x5RSg94LjfyuqTuGb8xqbv05Pb1ya4sXN2ogx7Q2IMf6lfkdUuZ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/45a35614-138f-44a8-9e02-263d145dd51d/trump_during_the_butler_assassination.jpg" alt="Then-candidate for U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded by secret service agents. There is a small spattering of blood on his face. " height="auto" width="628" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></a></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td id="investigating-claim-sheriffs-deputy" class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#000000;font-weight:normal;padding:0px 24px;text-align:left;"><h2 style="color:#000000;font-weight:normal;mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;">Investigating claim sheriff's deputy emailed Thomas Crooks before Trump assassination attempt</h2></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 24px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Social media posts allege that newly released FBI documents show that a Butler County sheriff’s deputy had exchanged emails with would-be assassin Thomas Crooks prior to the 2024 attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. The rumor gained traction after Judicial Watch, a conservative activist organization, announced that it had forced the FBI to release 48 pages of information about the attack. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 24px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Because the government heavily redacted the documents, we couldn’t completely disprove the theory. 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# Snopes Debunker
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## Investigating claim sheriff's deputy emailed Thomas Crooks before Trump assassination attempt
Social media posts allege that newly released FBI documents show that a Butler County sheriff’s deputy had exchanged emails with would-be assassin Thomas Crooks prior to the 2024 attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. The rumor gained traction after Judicial Watch, a conservative activist organization, announced that it had forced the FBI to release 48 pages of information about the attack.
Because the government heavily redacted the documents, we couldn’t completely disprove the theory. But reporter Jack Izzo explains why the claim doesn't hold up under scrutiny.
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## Pentagon reportedly removed portrait of 1st Black 4-star US general
The claim came from a story in The Atlantic, which attributed the removal to the Trump administration's anti-DEI policies.
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## Photo doesn't show Austin Metcalf's dad with judge, DA involved in Karmelo Anthony trial
The photo is authentic and features Jeff Metcalf, but it doesn't prove a conflict of interest in the case, contrary to online claims.
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## Did DOGE cuts cause screwworm outbreak in US? We investigated
Cuts to USAID under Elon Musk's group may have affected international programs that combat the screwworm parasite.
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## Did Gwyneth Paltrow star in commercial for luxury real estate in Israel?
The development is in Herzliya, minutes north of Tel Aviv.
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## 7 claims about AI data centers, investigated
As the construction of AI data centers expands across the U.S., a wave of claims has emerged regarding their environmental footprints and infrastructure costs.
Snopes has been digging into some of the most popular rumors surrounding the data center boom. For example, we investigated whether a single Utah data center would really use 16 billion gallons of water and span three Manhattans. We also fact-checked a claim that BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Americans' savings and investments will fund data centers.
We broke down the facts behind these claims and more in our full compilation below.
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