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members of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association got together in 2023 at their annual conference. An image of this meeting of a politically unaffiliated group was posted to 'show' vets gathering to support trump after the assassination attempt; some claims with the shared image state it comes from a political event. Propaganda rools, right?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...&cvid=6333fec636f54e5fa2331907e942e044&ei=146
A video shared across platforms purports to show a group of US military veterans forming militia groups in response to the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump on July 13, 2024. But the clip was filmed in 2023 at an annual conference hosted by a non-political group of former service members.
"Veterans form civil defense units in the United States after the failed assassination attempt on Trump," says text over a July 17, 2024 TikTok post.
The same footage and claim have circulated elsewhere on TikTok, X, YouTube, Rumble, Truth Social and Telegram -- including in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Japanese and Thai.
"The purpose of these meetings, which occur once a year, is the conduct the business of the Association," the spokesperson said in a December 2023 statement to AFP Brazil in response to the same clip circulating online in Portuguese out of context.
"We are an apolitical organization, meaning we do not participate in any political events, fundraisers, rallies nor do we lobby or facilitate political activism of any sort."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...&cvid=6333fec636f54e5fa2331907e942e044&ei=146