WASHINGTON, DC: During the 2024 presidential campaign, the then Republican nominee and current President, Donald Trump, survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a bullet grazed his right ear and missed his skull by inches.

Recently, a rumor circulated claiming that former President Barack Obama authorized an assassination attempt on Donald Trump just before he first assumed office in 2016. But is there any truth to this? Let's find out below.

In July, a rumor circulated online claiming that the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, announced declassified documents indicating former President Barack Obama authorized an assassination attempt on Donald Trump just before he assumed office for the first time in 2016.

The rumor mainly circulated across social media platforms X, and Facebook.

A user wrote on X, "BREAKING: DNI Tulsi Gabbard Confirms Former President Obama Authorized Assassination Attempt on Trump."

The post also mentioned, "The files, set to be publicly released, detail a sprawling, top-secret program initiated in the final 30 days of Obama’s presidency, with the explicit goal of preventing Trump from ever taking office."

Meanwhile, a Facebook post also made the same claim.