BlockBeats News, May 12th - According to the latest poll by the reputable U.S. polling organization NewsGuard/YouGov, 24% of respondents believe that the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026, was "fake/staged," while another 45% believe the event was real. Additionally, 32% are not sure.

Note: Here, "fake" is defined as: the shooting incident was not a genuine assassination attempt but a "false event" intentionally planned by the Trump administration or its supporters to achieve certain political goals.