Former President Donald Trump lashed out at tech giants Facebook and Google for trying to cover up the July 13 assassination attempt against him that left one man dead and several others injured, including Trump himself who was shot in the ear. In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump accused both companies of censoring information about the attack, stating that they made it difficult to find pictures or any details related to the incident.
Facebook has since admitted to wrongly censoring the photo of the assassination attempt and is now facing backlash over censorship claims. Similarly, Google is being criticized for hiding autocomplete suggestions related to the event. Trump called on his supporters to go after Meta (formerly Facebook) and Google, making it clear that they are aware of their tactics to censor information that could potentially influence the election.
The assassination attempt against Trump was a defining moment in his campaign, and suppressing or censoring such an event can be seen as an attempt to rig the election. This incident revealed something about Trump’s character that the left would like the American people to forget – his bravery in reassuring supporters during a potentially life-threatening situation.
Breitbart News reported earlier this week that Google had hidden autocomplete suggestions related to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. When typing “assassination attempt” into Google’s search bar, results included unrelated topics such as Truman, Reagan, Fidel Castro, and others. Typing in “assassination attempt trum,” with only the last letter of Trump’s surname omitted, resulted in suggestions related to former President Harry Truman. Google claimed that auto-complete was not working as intended and that they were working on improvements.
Facebook initially claimed that the photo of the bloodied Trump raising his fist was altered and threatened a user with account deletion for sharing it. The company later admitted to the mistake, claiming it was an error. If these types of censorship incidents occurred more frequently or even occasionally, it might be possible to believe these excuses; however, given their frequency, it is clear that both Facebook and Google are deliberately suppressing information in an attempt to influence the election.