The footage included a clip Carlson said came from Crooks’ Google Drive showing the gunman dry-firing a weapon in a room with paper targets taped to the wall.

Carlson said the video also highlighted Crooks’ alleged online activity, including YouTube comments and a range of digital accounts that may have belonged to him.

Carlson relied on a source who he said used Crooks’ phone number to identify a Gmail address, two additional email accounts, and accounts on Snapchat, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, Discord, Google Play, Quizlet, Chess.com and Quora.

He argued these accounts demonstrated a “robust online presence,” which he said contradicted earlier statements from the FBI.

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