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Fact-checking of Donald Trump's ear injury

The fact-checking of Donald Trump's ear injury and the subsequent reporting on the incident

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Jan 15, 2026
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why no scars on trumps ear from attempted asasination

The short answer: there are visible signs that Donald Trump was wounded at the July 13, 2024 rally and later showed a healed scar behind his right ear, but conflicting images and misinformation have l...

Jan 13, 2026
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Are there any medical records of Trump having an ear injury?

The public record contains no independently verifiable, full hospital medical files proving Donald Trump suffered a specific ear wound that can be examined by journalists or the public; instead, the T...

Jan 29, 2026
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How have photographs and expert medical opinions been used to support or challenge claims about the severity of Trump’s ear injury?

Photographs and expert medical opinions have been wielded on both sides of the debate over how severe ’s ear injury was: campaign-released medical letters and photos showing a bandage and describing a...

Jan 15, 2026

Which photos and videos from July 13–16, 2024 show the ear injury and how have they been authenticated?

Photographs and broadcast video from July 13–16, 2024 that show former president Donald Trump’s right-ear injury are contemporaneous news images and footage taken at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally and...

Feb 2, 2026

Did Donald trump shit himself

There is no credible, independently verified evidence that “shit himself” during any recent public event; the narrative rests on viral social posts, sarcastic jokes, and selectively edited clips that ...

Feb 2, 2026

Did trump shit himself live on camera

Viral posts claiming that -of-donald-trumps-ear-injury">"pooped his pants" during public appearances are circulating widely on social platforms, driven largely by sarcastic posts and clips of people r...

Feb 2, 2026

Trump craps in the Oval Office

The claim that “crapped his pants” in the grew from a flurry of sarcastic social-media posts and a short, abrupt end to a event, but reporting reviewed here finds no verified evidence to support the s...