Fact Check: Did Chud The Builder Post Racist Facebook Updates After Courthouse Shooting? Viral screenshot debunked (Image via Getty)
Dalton “ChudTheBuilder” Eatherly faces attempted murder charges after a shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville, Tennessee. Shortly after his arrest, a screenshot claiming to show a Facebook post from the streamer began circulating online.
The viral image included racist language and claimed that Etherly acted in self-defense. But there is no evidence that the Facebook post was real. Authorities confirmed that the 28-year-old was taken into custody on Wednesday after a fight turned into gunfire outside the courtroom. The two men involved suffered gunshot wounds and were taken to hospitals in Clarksville and Nashville, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.At the same time, social media users began sharing a screenshot posted by X user @QuickGetTheSig. The photo claimed that Eatherly wrote on Facebook that the man who shot him was “walking around and found out.” However, there is no public Facebook account associated with ChudTheBuilder, and there is no confirmed evidence to show that he made the post after his arrest.
Dalton “ChudTheBuilder” Eatherly’s viral Facebook post then looks fake Shooting at Montgomery County Courthouse
The alleged Facebook message quickly spread across X and other platforms due to its shocking language.
In the screenshot, the writer claimed the shooting was self-defense and mocked the injured man. The post also included racist statements. But there is no confirmed source for this statement. ChudTheBuilder has been banned from several platforms in the past due to racist comments and controversial live broadcasts. He mainly uses X and streams on Pump.fun.
Hours before the shooting, Eatherly posted on X about freedom of expression. In response to X head of product Nikita Beer, he wrote: “This app has given me a voice that no one else has.
I thank everyone at X for this. I pray that you will continue to stand for objective freedom regardless of race.In another recent post, Etherly addressed a previous arrest related to an incident at Bob’s Steak & Chop House in Nashville. Police said he left without paying the $371 bill after restaurant employees asked him to stop live-streaming inside. He also shared a now-deleted warning on May 7 that read: “The series finale is a dead chimpanzee on the sidewalk and you apes rioting when I walk free.
Stay tuned.”He later added that he would defend himself with “lethal force” if threatened. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to reports of a shooting outside the courthouse around 1:20 p.m. Officials said a physical altercation between two men became violent and ended in gunfire. During the live broadcast after the shooting, Etherly claimed he acted in self-defense. He said the other man punched him before the shooting occurred.After an investigation, authorities charged Eatherly with criminal attempt: murder, use of a firearm during a dangerous felony, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. “This type of violence will not be tolerated, and our office will work to ensure those responsible are held accountable,” Sheriff John Fosson said in a statement. Eatherly is currently being held in the Montgomery County Jail awaiting arraignment.