False reports of explosives found in a car near a Trump rally spread online
- Law enforcement officials on Long Island quickly denied false social media reports of explosives found in a car near former President Donald Trump's rally in New York.
- The false claims circulated hours before the Republican presidential nominee’s event at Nassau Coliseum, following an apparent assassination attempt.
- Nassau County officials coordinated with the U.S. Secret Service to secure the rally’s perimeter, stating the reports had "zero validity.
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Cops release statement after false reports of a bomb found outside Trump rally · American Wire News
Police say there is “no validity” to reports about explosives found near the site of a scheduled rally with former President Donald Trump. “Explosives” were reportedly found in a car near the Long Island, NY site where the Republican nominee will be speaking before thousands of his supporters on Wednesday. But while there was a “suspicious occurrence” ahead of the event, a spokesperson for the Nassau County Police Department said there was no tr…
Long Island authorities worked quickly Wednesday to dismantle social media posts that falsely reported that explosives had been found in a car near the planned rally of former President Donald Trump in New York. False reports of an explosive began to circulate hours before the Republican presidential candidate's campaign event at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, a few days after he was apparently the target of a second possible assassination at…
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