A gunman charged the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. A Secret Service agent took a bullet. And within minutes, half the internet had decided it was theater. The conspiracy isn’t the story; the conspiracy reflex is.

A gunman identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of California opened fire near the security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, prompting Secret Service to rush President Trump from the ballroom. Allen is alive and in custody. One officer was shot but saved by a protective vest. No attendees were injured.

A federal grand jury indicted the SPLC on 11 counts of fraud and money laundering over its paid informant program. The charges are serious. The timing is suspicious. Both things can be true.