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FACT CHECK: An X Account in 2023 Tweeted Name of Alleged WHCA Dinner Shooter in Only Post to Platform

CLAIM: A mysterious X account using the screen name "Henry Martinez" posted the name of alleged White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooter Cole Allen in December 2023, the only tweet made on the account. The post FACT CHECK: An X Account in 2023 Tweeted Name of Allege

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FACT CHECK: An X Account in 2023 Tweeted Name of Alleged WHCA Dinner Shooter in Only Post to PlatformCLAIM: A mysterious X account using the screen name "Henry Martinez" posted the name of alleged White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooter Cole Allen in December 2023, the only tweet made on the account. The post FACT CHECK: An X Account in 2023 Tweeted Name of Allege
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