In South Asia, Trump shooting is used to push political narratives

FILE - U.S. Secret Service agents surround Republican candidate Donald Trump as he is taken off the stage after an assassination attempt at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. Conspiracy theories have thrived since the event, even halfway across the world.

South Asia, long a breeding ground for conspiracy theories, faced an avalanche of disinformation triggered by the recent assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump.