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Gunshots heard near White House – media

RT News · · 234 words · By Russia Today
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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Multiple gunshots were heard near the White House on Saturday evening”
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While gunshots were heard near the White House, the evidence shows this occurred on April 25, 2026, during the White House Correspondents' Dinner, not on 'Saturday evening, May 23, 2026' as specified in the normalized claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting ... On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_White_House_Correspondent…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 27, 2026 ... In an interview with CBS on “60 Minutes,” President Donald Trump commended law enforcement's quick reactions during the shooting at the White ...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/25/politics/live-news/trump-whit…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 25, 2026 ... [Breaking] Shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner Attended by Trump… ”Suspect Shot Dead“ Gunshots rang out during the White House ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXlceXPiF8q/
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“reporters at the complex to shelter in the press briefing room”
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RT World News reports that journalists were moved off the North Lawn and ordered to shelter inside the press briefing room as a precaution following the shooting.
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn more about each member of the ABC7 news team with exclusive bios. The KABC team covers the Los Angeles and Southern California area like no one else.
https://abc7.com/about/newsteam/
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web search NEUTRAL — California Attorney General Rob Bonta and local prosecutors urged parents to check their children's e-bikes, saying some of the vehicles may be motorcycles or mopeds capable of high speeds.
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/kcal-news-team/
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web search NEUTRAL — Meet the personalities and team members of FOX 11 Los Angeles, including anchors, reporters, and contributors.
https://www.foxla.com/team
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“CNN reported that shots were heard in the White House area”
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Multiple sources confirm gunshots were heard at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and specifically mention CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Kaitlan Collins reporting on the event.
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web search NEUTRAL — On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_White_House_Correspondent…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 25, 2026 ... cnn. CNN's @kaitlancollins asks President Donald Trump after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner whether he or his ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXlGs27AXst/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 27, 2026 ... How events unfolded: President Donald Trump and top officials were rushed to safety after gunfire was heard outside the ballroom at the ...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/25/politics/live-news/trump-whit…
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“ABC News correspondent Selina Wang wrote on X that she was recording a social media video on the White House North Lawn when the shots rang out”
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While evidence confirms a shooting occurred and journalists posted on X, there is no specific mention of ABC News correspondent Selina Wang or her specific account of recording a video on the North Lawn in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Journalists at the White House reported being moved off the North Lawn and ordered to shelter inside the press briefing room as a precaution. The lockdown was lifted shortly afterward, with local road…
https://www.rt.com/news/639443-white-house-lockdown-shooting…
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web search NEUTRAL — 'Are they gunshots?' BBC correspondent's minute-by-minute account of dinner shooting. Correspondent Tom Bateman was in the dining room at the White House Correspondents' Dinner with President Trump an…
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/crm1gm7ez30o
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web search NEUTRAL — The moment gunshots were heard during White House correspondents' dinner – video.“When you consider you are entering a roomful of fake news media —90% of whom hate the President you would think they w…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/25/white-house-…
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“the Secret Service said a man was shot by law enforcement near the Washington Monument after opening fire on officers”
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Multiple independent sources (web search and news reports) confirm that on May 4, 2026, the Secret Service shot a man near the Washington Monument after he opened fire on officers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 20, 2016, Jesse Olivieri, a 31-year- old Pennsylvanian man, brandished a gun at a White House security checkpoint with intent to shoot. The Secret Service shot and arrested him. After the incid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_White_House_incident
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America. The earliest known attem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_incidents_involving_D…
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