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Livestreamer ‘Chud the Builder’ involved in shooting outside Tennessee courthouse

Nbcwashington · · 412 words · By Marlene Lenthang; Maya Rosenberg; NBC News
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Livestreamer “Chud the Builder” was involved in a confrontation “with gunfire” outside a Tennessee courthouse Wednesday, authorities said.

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Topics 2

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What happened

Livestreamer “Chud the Builder” was involved in a confrontation “with gunfire” outside a Tennessee courthouse Wednesday, authorities said.

Why it matters

The controversial 28-year-old streamer, whose real name is Dalton Eatherly and who is known for using offensive racial language, was involved in a confrontation around 1:20 p.m.

Common ground

outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville, District Attorney General Robert J.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/livestreamer-chud-the-…

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Eatherly was scheduled to appear at the courthouse at 9 a.m. Wednesday as the defendant in a contract/debt case”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a 9 a.m. court appearance for a contract/debt case.
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Claim 2: “The confrontation with an “unknown male” escalated to gunfire”
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Multiple sources confirm the confrontation with an unknown male escalated to gunfire.
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web search NEUTRAL — An influencer has been detained in Tennessee following his alleged involvement in a shooting, according to local police.The Montgomery county sheriff’s office said deputies responding to the scene det…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/influencer-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dalton Eatherly, an internet personality known online as “Chud the Builder”, has been detained following an alleged confrontation involving gunfire outside a courthouse in Clarksville.
https://poprant.indiatimes.com/trending/who-is-dalton-eather…
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web search NEUTRAL — The confrontation with an “unknown male” escalated to gunfire, Nash said. Both sustained gunshot wounds, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/livestreamer-chud-build…
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Claim 3: “He was charged with disorderly conduct and theft of services”
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Claim 4: “The controversial 28-year-old streamer, whose real name is Dalton Eatherly”
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Multiple sources identify the streamer as Dalton Eatherly and state he is 28 years old.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rage-baiting livestreamer Dalton Eatherly, known online as "Chud the Builder," was involved in a shooting incident outside a courthouse in Tennessee on Wednesday, officials said.
https://www.aol.com/articles/streamer-known-chud-builder-inv…
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web search NEUTRAL — Who is Dalton Eatherly aka Chud The Builder? Eatherly is a 28 year old content creator from the Clarksville and Nashville region of Tennessee. He became known for IRL livestreaming, where he records c…
https://poprant.indiatimes.com/trending/who-is-chud-the-buil…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dalton Eatherly, 28, known online as 'Chud the Builder,' is accused of opening fire outside of a Tennessee courthouse on Wednesday. He accidentally injured his arm when he started shooting at an unide…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15816323/Chud-Builder…
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Claim 5: “The two people were taken to hospitals and are stable”
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The provided evidence for this claim refers to entirely different shootings in Wisconsin, Maryland, and California. There is no evidence provided in the search results confirming the stable condition of the victims in the Tennessee case.
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web search NEUTRAL — The incident resulted in an officer involved shooting. Two individuals were transported to local hospitals. Wisconsin DOJ and DCI have been contacted to lead the investigation.
https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/05/11/2-hospitalized-af…
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web search NEUTRAL — A shooting in Glen Burnie, Md., involving a U.S. Immigration and Customs officer left two people hospitalized. They were in stable condition, according to ICE.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/us/immigrant-shot-marylan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Both are in stable condition at a hospital after police received a call at 2:17 p.m. that a person was shot near the area of Deer Valley Road and Asilomar Drive. Officers found a female victim sufferi…
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/antioch-double-sho…
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Claim 6: “He was released after he posted $5,000 bond”
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Claim 7: “was involved in a confrontation around 1:20 p.m. outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville, District Attorney General Robert J. Nash of the 19th Judicial District said”
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Multiple sources confirm the confrontation took place around 1:20 p.m. outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville, citing District Attorney General Robert J. Nash.
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web search NEUTRAL — The content creator tells police the other party hit him repeatedly and kept wailing even after the gun went off Dalton Eatherly, the content creator known as "ChudTheBuilder," told police he shot a m…
https://hip-hopvibe.com/news/dalton-eatherly-shooting/
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web search NEUTRAL — The controversial 28-year-old streamer, whose real name is Dalton Eatherly and who is known for using offensive racial language, was involved in a confrontation around 1:20 p.m. outside the ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/livestreamer-chud-build…
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web search NEUTRAL — A social media personality and another man were injured after a confrontation between the two led to a shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse, according to District Attorney General for ...
https://www.wsmv.com/2026/05/13/social-media-personality-ano…
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Claim 8: “Law enforcement officers secured the scene, locked down the courthouse and took one person into custody”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of generic Wikipedia entries about 'Law' and 'Arizona' which are completely irrelevant to the incident in Tennessee. No specific evidence regarding the courthouse lockdown or the custody process for this event was provided in the search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — One definition is that law is a system of rules and guidelines enforced by social institutions to govern behaviour. [1] .
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law
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web search NEUTRAL — Access to the law is critical to understanding your rights and your responsibilities when facing a variety of everyday legal issues and problems. The law belongs to all of us, and Justia is proud to o…
https://law.justia.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 · Mohave County is home to four limited jurisdiction justice courts established by the Constitution of the State of Arizona, under the direct supervision of the Arizona Supreme Court. They…
https://www.mohavecourts.com/
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Claim 9: “Eatherly was the person who opened fire, and he appeared to have shot himself in the arm”
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The Guardian, Dexerto, and other reports confirm that Eatherly opened fire and appeared to shoot himself in the arm.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dalton Eatherly, 28, known as Chud the Builder, accused of firing at another man outside courthouse in Clarksville.Robert Nash, a district attorney general, told Clarksville Now that Eatherly allegedl…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/influencer-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — ChudTheBuilder, real name Dalton Eatherly, is a livestreamer known locally for filming himself in public in the Nashville area.Nash said Eatherly was the person who opened fire. Eatherly also appeared…
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/chudthebuilder-shoots-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dalton Eatherly, better known as controversial streamer Chud the Builder, shot a man and himself during an altercation Wednesday in Nashville.Chud was streaming during the incident and claims he fired…
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05/chud-the-builder-strea…
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Claim 10: “He pulled his arm away when officers tried to handcuff him, resulting in the resisting arrest charge”
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Claim 11: “Both sustained gunshot wounds, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said”
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The Guardian and other sources confirm that both individuals sustained gunshot wounds, citing the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Both individuals sustained gunshot wounds during the incident. One male was transported to Vanderbilt Clarksville hospital for treatment, while the second was transported by Lifeflight to Vanderbilt …
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/influencer-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Both sustained gunshot wounds, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. Eatherly was the person who opened fire, and he appeared to have shot himself in the arm, the news website Clarksville Now r…
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/livestreamer-chud-build…
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web search NEUTRAL — Both individuals reportedly suffered gunshot wounds and were taken for medical treatment. Officials stated that both men are currently in stable condition.
https://poprant.indiatimes.com/trending/who-is-dalton-eather…
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Claim 12: “Livestreamer “Chud the Builder” was involved in a confrontation “with gunfire” outside a Tennessee courthouse Wednesday”
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Multiple independent news sources (CNN, AOL, and other web results) confirm that livestreamer 'Chud the Builder' was involved in a shooting incident outside a Tennessee courthouse on Wednesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Livestreamer “Chud the Builder” was involved in a confrontation “with gunfire” outside a Tennessee courthouse Wednesday, authorities said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/livestreamer-chud-build…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rage-baiting livestreamer Dalton Eatherly, known online as "Chud the Builder," was involved in a shooting incident outside a courthouse in Tennessee on Wednesday, officials said.
https://abcnews.com/US/streamer-chud-builder-involved-shooti…
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web search NEUTRAL — A livestreamer known for posting controversial videos using racial slurs is in custody after getting into a confrontation with a man that resulted in shots being fired in front of a Tennessee courthou…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/us/chud-the-builder-tennessee…
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Claim 13: “He was arrested Sunday in Nashville after he was alleged to have walked out on a restaurant bill and resisted arrest”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an arrest in Nashville on Sunday for walking out on a restaurant bill.
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Claim 14: “He is due back in court on those charges on July 17”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 15: “Eatherly went to Bob’s Steak & Chop House... refused to pay his $371.55 bill”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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