FACT CHECK: Did Would-Be Trump Assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks Make Payments to Ryan Wesley Routh? [Video]

A blog post has appeared on social media that claims Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was shot dead while trying to assassinate Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July, made payments to Ryan Wesley Routh, charged in a separate apparent assassination attempt on Trump.

The screenshot of the blog post started circulating on social media a day after the second assassination attempt on the former president and the claim has since gone viral. Several users on social media have been trying to find out the truth behind the claim as a lot about both Crooks and Routh still shrouded in mystery. However, the claim is baseless and false.

Claims Looks Strange

The claim first appeared in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on September 16, a day after the second assignation attempt and hours after alleged shooter Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested.

The blog post read: “What the An article emerges alleging that …