conservative podcast Candace Owens She is known for speaking out on current events, a stark contrast to her silence following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Cole Thomas AllenA 31-year-old man from Torrance, Los Angeles, was identified as the shooter and is now charged with attempting to assassinate the president.
Meanwhile, news emerged that Allen’s name was searched on Google Trends in Italy in the days before the shooting. This comes amid claims from far-right influencers and Donald Trump loyalists Laura Loomer Owens has been to Italy.
These factors have led to bizarre claims being made in an attempt to connect Owens to Allen.
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“Cole Thomas Allen was just an unknown teacher — a nobody. No one Googled his name. And then Candace Owens suddenly fled to Italy with zero warning to the audience (something she had never done before). Days before the assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Searches for Cole Thomas Allen’s name surge in Italy – just around the time Candace arrives. Why is the name of an unknown teacher suddenly trending in Italy? Is there any connection to Candace Owens’ alleged assassin? Just asking,” one person wrote.
another person ask “Why did Candace seek out Cole Thomas Allen days before the assassination attempt?”. Another one additional “Candace Owens canceled her show again today. She still refuses to tell anyone where she was the night of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attack. She still hasn’t denied possibly knowing Cole Allen. It’s just getting weirder and weirder. The atmosphere has been inactive.”
Candace Owens linked to Cole Tomas Allen? fact check
Attempts to link Owens to Allen mostly come from unsubstantiated personal accounts. They also offered no evidence of a connection between Owens and Allen, other than a strong claim that the podcast was based in Italy and that Google Trends allegedly detected a spike in searches for the shooter’s name from there.
Grok also fact-checked these claims, explain “No, this is not true. There is no credible evidence linking Candace Owens to Cole Thomas Allen or the April 25 shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.”
The AI chatbot further adds, “Allen is a 31-year-old Torrance, California teacher who, according to law enforcement and multiple reports (NBC, AP, Los Angeles Times), acted as a politically motivated lone shooter. The ‘evidence’ of the video – a Google Trends spike and Owens’ trip to Italy – is second-guessing, not a connection. Global searches surged after the news broke; no connection exists. Just a viral theory.”
Attempts to connect Owens and Allen appear to be nothing more than conspiracy theories, something right-wing podcasters are no stranger to.
Where is Candace Owens today?
Owens is currently traveling with his family. She updated fans on the news on April 24, explain “No show today! Sorry – I thought I had announced a trip with my family. See you next week!”.
While Loomer claimed Owens was in Italy, it’s unclear whether that was the case.
However, her April 25 post did seem to indicate that Owens might be in Italy. “As discussed before, take the gold bullion into the crypt of the Vatican. Beware the SPLC is heavily pursuing you. Don’t talk to anyone who doesn’t have a podcast,” she wrote Jokingly. It’s worth noting that Owens’ time spent with her family could explain her silence on the WHCD shooting, regardless of the buzz it generated on social media.
