Fact Check: Did Cardi B get shot during a secret cartel meeting?

BRISTOL COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS: Amid controversy surrounding her remark about President Donald Trump bringing "bad luck" to the New York Knicks, a claim began circulating on social media platforms that Cardi B got shot during a cartel meeting, sparking speculation about the claim's authenticity. Let us analyze the origins of the viral claim and fact-check it.

Claim: Cardi B was shot during a secret meeting with the 'largest cartel in America'

According to the viral claim circulating on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and TikTok, Cardi B was purportedly shot during a meeting with the "largest cartel in America." 

The claim spread in the form of a video, viewed hundreds of thousands of times, made in the style of a newsreel, contains various clips of police response, Cardi B, and one purported bystander saying, "It is very, very sad, my heart is broken forever." 

The voiceover then details how the meeting was a "secret" and how Cardi B was "critically wounded" during a shooting that happened in front of a penthouse.

Fact Check: No such event occurred 

The video is fake and misleading, as there is no evidence of the rapper being shot.

A Google search for the claim yielded no credible reports from prominent news and entertainment media outlets, which, if true, would have been widely covered and made headlines.

There are also no official statements or updates from the police about such an event.

The rumor was likely inspired by the fact that Cardi B's ex-husband, Offset, was shot outside a casino on April 6 in Seminole, Florida, after which Lil TJay and one other individual were arrested in connection with the incident.

Offset was taken to the hospital, and a spokesperson later confirmed to the media that he is "stable."

Cardi B says Trump brought 'bad luck' to New York Knicks

After the Knicks' defeat in NBA Finals Game 3, which was attended by Trump, Cardi B took to Instagram Live, where one fan asked whether the president was "bad luck" for the team.  

"It probably was. But it is what it is," Cardi said. "You can't stop the president from f****** going to a game. But it did feel a little dark in there." 

"It felt like the principal was there and everybody had to be on their best behavior," she added.