Claim: Footage shows that someone shouted “Allah Hu Akbar” at a Trump rally, startling him and causing panic.
Conclusion: Misrepresentation. The video footage has been tweaked creating new audio track befitting the claim. The actual audio has crowd hustling, cheering Trump when suddenly a protestor rushed on to the stage after crossing security barriers which prompted such reaction by Trump.
Rating: Misrepresentation–.
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Several users have shared a clip showing Trump getting startled after he allegedly heard someone shouting “Allah Hu Akbar” at his rally on March 12, 2016. This clip went viral with many sharing it on different platforms over the years, reviving it again now.
X user ‘Obaidul75155432’ shared such a claim on June 24, 2025 with the caption in Hindi : “Kisi ne side se Allah Hu Akbar bol diya aur trump ka reaction dekhne layak tha.” In English this reads : “Someone from the side said Allah Hu Akbar and Trump’s reaction was worth watching.” View the post below:
Kisi ne side se Allah Hu Akbar bol diya aur trump ka reaction dekhne layak tha 😲😂😜#Trump pic.twitter.com/8bx8UZZiTk
— Obaidul Sk (@Obaidul75155432) June 24, 2025
Same claim was made on Instagram on as seen below:
View this post on Instagram
Same claim was made You tube on 27 Apr 2024 titled “Donald Trump Spooked at Rally: Allahu Akbar” as seen below and here:
Another user also shared same claim on 4th Sept 2018 that can be viewed here:
FACT CHECK
DigitEYE India decided to investigate this claim and discovered that it is false. During the rally, a protester Thomas DiMassimo rushed the stage to protest, vaulting barriers and breaching security before being tackled. Trump ducked briefly as agents shielded him, but no one shouted “Allahu Akbar.”
We first conducted a reverse image search from various keyframes of the video. The search led us to the original news footage by ABC News titled : “Trump Secret Service Rush To Stage At Ohio Rally”. It was mentioned that the rally took place in Ohio, where four Secret Service agents jumped onto the stage and surrounded Trump as someone appeared to be trying to reach the stage. See the video footage here:
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Upon searching for the longer version of the whole video, we came across a clip published from a different angle by Associated Press. The clip spans around 1 minute and 44 seconds and clearly shows the protester almost rushing onto the stage at 0:08. There were no “Allah Hu Akbar” chants heard in the video. View the moment the protestor tries to rush in below video and here:
Additionally, we also confirmed the incident from a report published by NBC News published on March 12, 2016. The report highlights how the suspect “identified as Thomas Dimassimo, 32, and was charged with disorderly conduct and inducing panic…” The report further discusses about how “Five people were arrested and two officers were injured amid the clashes.”
Thus, the claim is Misrepresentation.
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