Conspiracy theories spread after shooting incident at Trump event

A listener to Danish public radio’s P1 Debat has questioned why doubts about the official account of a shooting at a Washington hotel where former US president Donald Trump was present should be dismissed as conspiracy theories, DR reports.

The incident, which took place at the Hilton Hotel in Washington on Saturday, has sparked widespread speculation online, including claims that Trump may have staged the event himself. Debate has intensified over whether such alternative explanations should be treated as legitimate lines of inquiry rather than outright conspiracy theories.

The radio segment, hosted by Mathilde Helal and produced by Marco De Los Reyes, explored why skepticism toward official narratives—particularly those involving political leaders—is often labeled as conspiratorial rather than critical thinking.