Far-right social media users spread an image of a transgender woman, falsely positioning her as Thomas Matthew Crooks, the would-be assassin of former President Donald Trump.
Per Erin Reed, a reporter on LGBTQ+ issues, the now-deleted post on X purported that the trans woman, who Reed identified as Rose, was another photo of Crooks — a claim that conspiracist Alex Jones quickly amplified, along with crypto influencer Matt Wallace, who boasts nearly 2 million followers.
