White House Dinner Shooting Update: False claims spread rapidly online after the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting incident involving 31 year old Cole Tomas Allen within hours, coordinated posts from Pakistan-linked X accounts circulated a narrative linking the suspect to India through a supposed “Indian wife.” Fact-checks confirm the story is built on AI-generated images, fabricated documents and zero verified evidence.
So the White House shooter had an Indian wife Priyanka Rao? No wonder India stays quiet. They point fingers at Pakistan daily but cover up their role in instability. Shameless!
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Authorities identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, a California resident with a background in engineering and computer science as reports suggest he was arrested with weapons while attempting to breach a security perimeter. Officials are still investigating his motive, which appears unrelated to foreign political influence.
Several X accounts, including pages presenting themselves as “militancy analysts,” began pushing claims that Allen was influenced by “Indian extremist ideology.” These posts quickly added a fabricated personal angle, alleging he had an Indian wife named “Priyanka Rao,” who allegedly faced immigration delays.
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