The latest desperate attempt by the Trump administration and right-wing media outlets to shift attention away from the Epstein files has backfired spectacularly, leaving many in its MAGA coalition disillusioned. The Republican-controlled Senate passed legislation compelling the Justice Department to release any remaining files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after the president's sudden reversal of his opposition to releasing the documents.
Meanwhile, MAGA influencer Tucker Carlson kicked off this attempt to distract from the issue with a baseless conspiracy theory surrounding Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who attempted to assassinate President Trump at a campaign rally in July. However, Carlson's claims have been thoroughly debunked by the FBI, which has created a rapid response account to immediately deny his claims.
In an outrageous attempt to discredit the FBI, some right-wing media outlets are now peddling wild theories that Crooks was part of a CIA mind-control experiment or had a "furry fetish." However, research data shows that trans and nonbinary people are more likely to be victims rather than perpetrators of gun violence. Additionally, a recent report found that 98% of mass shooters were male, with less than 1% identifying as transgender.
Trump's efforts to incite a trans panic following shootings have been discredited by experts and facts. The president's long-standing connections to Epstein remain under scrutiny, with many questioning how he "knew about the girls." As a result, national attention remains firmly fixed on the Epstein files, leaving the conspiracy theory surrounding Crooks to wither away.
In this case, the right-wing media ecosystem's attempts to distract from the issue have failed miserably. The public's attention is now squarely focused on the Epstein scandal, and it seems that Trump's MAGA coalition has been left to grapple with the consequences of its own baseless conspiracy theories.
Meanwhile, MAGA influencer Tucker Carlson kicked off this attempt to distract from the issue with a baseless conspiracy theory surrounding Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who attempted to assassinate President Trump at a campaign rally in July. However, Carlson's claims have been thoroughly debunked by the FBI, which has created a rapid response account to immediately deny his claims.
In an outrageous attempt to discredit the FBI, some right-wing media outlets are now peddling wild theories that Crooks was part of a CIA mind-control experiment or had a "furry fetish." However, research data shows that trans and nonbinary people are more likely to be victims rather than perpetrators of gun violence. Additionally, a recent report found that 98% of mass shooters were male, with less than 1% identifying as transgender.
Trump's efforts to incite a trans panic following shootings have been discredited by experts and facts. The president's long-standing connections to Epstein remain under scrutiny, with many questioning how he "knew about the girls." As a result, national attention remains firmly fixed on the Epstein files, leaving the conspiracy theory surrounding Crooks to wither away.
In this case, the right-wing media ecosystem's attempts to distract from the issue have failed miserably. The public's attention is now squarely focused on the Epstein scandal, and it seems that Trump's MAGA coalition has been left to grapple with the consequences of its own baseless conspiracy theories.
meanwhile crooks was just a mentally unstable dude who tried to kill trump because of his own issues, not some government experiment lol 98% of mass shooters are males btw and it's just weird that people are still peddling conspiracy theories about it 
anyway back in the day when i was a kid, we didn't need all this drama to make us scared, a simple news headline would do 
Can you believe this? Tucker Carlson's wild claims about Thomas Matthew Crooks have been completely debunked, but still some people are running with it 
! It just goes to show that when you're trying to distract from something bad, like the Epstein files, your attempts will only lead to more scrutiny 
. And in the end, the truth always comes out 
. I'm so glad that the public is holding Trump's administration accountable for their actions (or lack thereof) 
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. Tucker Carlson's wild claims about Thomas Matthew Crooks were totally debunked by the FBI, but some outlets are still peddling crazy theories 
. Trump's attempts to distract us from the Epstein files have backfired spectacularly 
. It's time for the media outlets to focus on fact-checking and not spreading misinformation 
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! thought they could distract us from Epstein files but honestly who tries to spin conspiracy theories about a 20-yr-old kid trying to assassinate their leader? 
Tucker Carlson, the king of making stuff up 
. and btw, CIA mind-control experiments or furry fetish? give me a break 
. right-wing media outlets are just trying to spin this but it's backfiring hard 
, the public is all over the Epstein files now and they can't escape it 
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. Research data shows that trans people are more likely to be victims, not perpetrators. It's time to focus on the facts, guys 
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they try to shift the focus away from epstein but the more they do it, the more attention the scandal gets... meanwhile, crooks' case is getting totally overshadowed by these wild conspiracies 
how about they just focus on fixing the issues that matter instead of spreading misinformation and fear?
. Tucker Carlson thought he could spin some BS about Crooks and distract from Epstein, but it just ended up backfiring in their faces 
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. The public deserves to know what really went down with Epstein and his connections to Trump 
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The FBI has already debunked Tucker Carlson's claims and research shows that trans people are more likely to be victims of gun violence, not perpetrators... it's just basic math, guys 
. Trump's trying to incite a trans panic, but experts have called him out on it and the public is still all about the Epstein scandal 
. I'm not convinced that this latest attempt to distract us from the Epstein files is gonna succeed...
that Tucker Carlson would even try to spin something like that around Thomas Crooks' whole thing...I mean, come on, trying to make it some kind of crazy CIA experiment? 
I remember when the OJ trial was all over the news back in '94, and how the media would try to spin everything to make it seem like racism was on the side of the victim. same thing here, but this time it's just a bunch of conspiracy theories trying to hide the truth about Epstein 
Anyway, I'm glad everyone's keeping the public's attention on this scandal, maybe we can finally get some answers about what really went down with Epstein...