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Posts falsely claim Charlie Kirk shooting suspect was a Trump donor

"Tyler Robinson" is a more common name than social media users would lead you to believe.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/charlie-kirk-suspect-trump-donor/



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According to the Federal Election Commission, the Tyler Robinson who donated $224.48 to Trump listed an occupation of "ENTREPRENEUR" and lived in St. George, Utah, at ZIP code 84790. That Robinson donated the money on Oct. 5, 2020, to the "TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE."

Public records showed the shooting suspect's residential address, in contrast, was in Washington, Utah, at ZIP code 84780 — physically close to the Robinson who donated to Trump, but not the same address.

The Federal Election Commission website has published the Trump donor's full address. Looking at that address using the Washington County, Utah, property search webpage found that the Robinson who donated to Trump bought the St. George house along with his wife, according to the deed; the Trump donor sold that home in 2022, according to additional records.

The shooting suspect, reportedly a 22-year-old as of this writing, would have been a minor in 2019. In Utah, children can only own or sell property if they are emancipated or married — but social media posts from the suspect's mother depicted a close-knit family, according to USA Today, thus suggesting Robinson was not emancipated, and there was no indication that the suspect had married anyone; reputable news reports would have certainly included that.

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