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2024-11-10 03:08:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EFFC6A9F9A5342A646DC6FA0E1DEF34A9210DBF5770728A8EC648F7D124882A8
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This is false. Initial news reports have been updated. The two men were not involved in a plot to assassinate Trump; their target was Iranian-American journalist and political activist Masih Alinejad. https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/doj-charges-three-iranian-plot-to-kill-donald-trump/index.html (Updated) https://apnews.com/article/germany-us-iran-murder-plot-masih-alinejad-72e20558d5f3c2b78e16188c85a88d8d https://nypost.com/2024/11/08/us-news/iranian-agent-instructed-to-stalk-assassinate-trump-by-tehran-bombshell-indictment-reveals/
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