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The Times of India
The Times of India
World
Sehjal Gupta

Fact check: Did Chud The Builder post racist Facebook updates after courthouse shooting? Viral screenshot debunked

Dalton “ChudTheBuilder” Eatherly is facing attempted murder charges after a shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville, Tennessee. Soon after his arrest, a screenshot claiming to show a Facebook post from the streamer started spreading online. The viral image included racist language and claimed Eatherly acted in self-defense. But there is no proof the Facebook post was real. Authorities confirmed that the 28-year-old streamer was taken into custody on Wednesday after a fight turned into gunfire outside the courthouse. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said both men involved suffered gunshot wounds and were taken to hospitals in Clarksville and Nashville.

At the same time, social media users began sharing a screenshot posted by X user @QuickGetTheSig. The image claimed Eatherly wrote on Facebook that the man he shot had “chimped around and found out.” However, there is no public Facebook account linked to ChudTheBuilder, and no verified evidence shows he made that post after his arrest.

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