Fact Check: Edited video claims Kurdish-Iranian man attacked Donald Trump on stage

An X user shared the video with the caption, “During his speech yesterday, Trump received a strong backhand blow from a young Iranian Kurd that he will not forget for the rest of his life. Immediately before the speech, Trump had mocked an Iranian woman who was wearing a Kurdish dress, which angered the husband, and he looked for an opportunity to take revenge. The Kurdish man and woman are originally from Sanandaj in the Kurdistan region of Iran and live in America (translated from Arabic).”

The text in the video reads, “Trump makes fun of Kurdish women, Kurdish man attacks Trump for talking to Kurdish women.”

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Fact Check

NewsMeter found that the claim is false. It is an old video that has been edited.

A reverse image search led us to a YouTube video by CBS News dating to March 12, 2016, titled ‘Watch: Secret Service run to Trump as protester rushes stage’.

This indicated that the video was not recent. We also found that the viral clip was edited, as the person attacking Trump in the video is not present in the original footage. In the edited version, the individual is seen entering the stage at 0:05 seconds, which is missing in the original video; instead, only the applause of the audience is heard.

Here’s a comparison of both videos.

A keyword search revealed a report by NBC titled ‘Secret Service Rushes Stage to Protect Donald Trump at Ohio Rally’.

According to the report, the incident happened during Donald Trump’s rally at the Dayton International Airport, Ohio, where a man ‘attempted to breach the secure buffer and was removed rapidly and professionally.’

The suspect was identified as Thomas Dimassimo, 32, and was charged with disorderly conduct and inducing panic—both misdemeanours. Dimassimo jumped the bike racks and tried to climb onto the stage but was stopped by Secret Service agents stationed there, the report stated.