A Texas-based investment company has denied trying to short twelve million shares of Trump Media & Technology Group just before the failed assassination attempt on the US presidential candidate, claiming it was a clerical error.

Trump was speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday when an assassin fired several shots at his head, nicking his ear, killing one audience member and injuring two more.

got screenshots from a Bloomberg terminal showing the company’s put option, which then disappeared later in the day.

pointed out that Austin had major holdings in Vanguard and BlackRock funds, claiming that they had links with George Soros and the Rothschild family as well.

fueled suspicions further, as the alleged shooter had once appeared in a commercial for the investment behemoth. BlackRock yanked the ad after the attempted assassination, which they denounced as “abhorrent” and “awful.”

On Wednesday, APW posted a statement on the front page of their website, seeking to dismiss the rumors.

“The SEC filing which showed that Austin Private Wealth shorted a large number of shares of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (DJT) was incorrect and we immediately amended it as soon as we learned of the error,” the company said.

“as was filed in error,” the statement said, blaming a “third party vendor” for multiplying all options contracts by 10,000. The report was filed on July 12 to reflect the company’s June 28 position, but was amended on July 16, when APW became aware of the problem.

“We deeply regret this error and the concern it has caused, especially at such a fraught moment for our nation,” the company said, adding that it is “reviewing our internal procedures” to understand how it happened.