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Donald Trump was never actually shot in the ear

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Recently close up pictures of Donald Trump's ear, which was (supposedly) shot during an assassination attempt, were published which showed no scar or trace of such an injury. I saw claims on Reddit that there was no scar because he was never shot at all; these claims said the shot to the ear was faked.
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ago by Novice (640 points)

The claim that Donald Trump was never shot in the ear is false. According to a statement from FBI director Christopher Wray, “There is absolutely no doubt in the FBI’s mind whether former President Trump was hit with a bullet and wounded in the ear,". A video from the Wall Street journal also includes clips of the assassination attempt from different angles where you can clearly see the blood on his face. Of course, like all incidents like this, there is a possibility that it was staged, but the evidence against this conspiracy theory is overwhelming.

Sources: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/30/congress/no-doubt-trump-was-hit-by-bullet-00171861

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46s81vcbB0o

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