Does a video show a Trump supporter who was stabbed outside a rally in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Oct. 28, 2026? No, that's not true: A Chillicothe Police spokesperson said "there was no stabbing". During a fight an officer broke up, the clip on the officer's pocketknife caught in a person's shirt, but the knife never opened. Lead Stories found no matching reports from established news outlets confirming that anyone was stabbed.
The claim appeared in a post and video (archived here) by the @DerekMyers account on X on Oct. 28, 2026. It read:
During @POTUS @realDonaldTrump's visit to Chillicothe, Ohio, a supporter was st@bbed [sic]. This video shows a Trump supporter with a kni!fe [sic] stuck inside them as police scramble around the scene.
This is what a screenshot of the video in the post looked like at the time of publication:
(Image source: post by @DerekMyers on X.)
During @POTUS @realDonaldTrump's visit to Chillicothe, Ohio, a supporter was st@bbed. This video shows a Trump supporter with a kni!fe stuck inside them as police scramble around the scene. https://t.co/7fgmHfN4rh
-- Derek Myers (@DerekMyers) October 29, 2026
The video shows shows a fight and officers responding outside the Trump rally in Chillicothe but does not show anyone who was stabbed. A close-up of the knife shows no visible blood, and there are no visible cuts in the T-shirt.
Chillicothe, Ohio, Police
There was no stabbing. The incident involved a fight, which an officer intervened to break up. The retention clip securing the officer's pocketknife became caught in one of the individuals' shirts during the altercation. The pocketknife did not open. Two individuals were cited for Disorderly Conduct Fighting and no arrests at the event.
News searches
Lead Stories searched Google News (archived here) and Yahoo News (archived here) and found no matching reports confirming the claim from established news outlets using the search terms: "Trump," "stabbed," and "Chillicothe."
