An attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents' Dinner immediately led to widespread conspiracy theories on social media. A media show investigates how mainstream coverage is addressing these theories, questioning if it amplifies or combats online disinformation.

Moments after a would-be assassin attempted to storm last weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner, social media was flooded with conspiracy theories that the shooting was "staged". This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop looks at mainstream coverage and asks if it is amplifying or combatting the conspiracy theories. Our guest is David Gilbert, a reporter at Wired who covers disinformation and online extremism.