# What motivated the Central Synagogue attack?
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/question/what-motivated-the-central-synagogue-attack--706c56bf
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
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Open list · promoted 2026-09-11 · 2 sources bear on this.

## The split — every branch

Belief may rank these branches; it may never hide one. The last row is a branch too.

| Share | Branch | Legs | Challenges | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | [Larry Montes called the congregants “swine” and “fake Jews” in statements to the police after his arrest.](https://truthscore.com/claim/be65ee58) | 0 | 0 | not yet projected |
| — | [Larry Montes might not have been in his right mind.](https://truthscore.com/claim/4de5bc85) | 0 | 0 | not yet projected |
| — | [Larry Montes was mentally traumatized because of his desire to convert to Judaism.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ce10fcb3) | 0 | 0 | not yet projected |
| **—** | **unknown — none of the above** | | | always shown |

## Branch: Larry Montes called the congregants “swine” and “fake Jews” in statements to the police after his arrest.

No share under this lens. [Larry Montes called the congregants “swine” and “fake Jews” in statements to the police after his arrest.](https://truthscore.com/claim/be65ee58)

**Supports**

- [Larry Montes was charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c7e970ba) — circumstantial — **diagnostic** (touches only this branch) — sources: [Man charged in Central Synagogue attack linked to posts about Israel, Judaism, and Mamdani](https://truthscore.com/source/948aae79)
- [Larry Montes filled his Facebook page with posts about Israel and Judaism in the months leading up to the attack.](https://truthscore.com/claim/07f7c231) — circumstantial — **diagnostic** (touches only this branch) — sources: [Man charged in Central Synagogue attack linked to posts about Israel, Judaism, and Mamdani](https://truthscore.com/source/948aae79)
- [Larry Montes reposted a video comparing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ceb99508) — circumstantial — **diagnostic** (touches only this branch) — sources: [Man charged in Central Synagogue attack linked to posts about Israel, Judaism, and Mamdani](https://truthscore.com/source/948aae79)

**Challenges**

- *Nothing argues against this branch yet.*

## Branch: Larry Montes might not have been in his right mind.

No share under this lens. [Larry Montes might not have been in his right mind.](https://truthscore.com/claim/4de5bc85)

**Supports**

- [Larry Montes reposted a video featuring a Jewish man disputing claims that the Talmud contains disparaging remarks about Jesus.](https://truthscore.com/claim/77fac7b1) — circumstantial — **diagnostic** (touches only this branch) — sources: [Man charged in Central Synagogue attack linked to posts about Israel, Judaism, and Mamdani](https://truthscore.com/source/948aae79)
- [The Facebook page’s recent posts are more disjointed and include screenshots showing attempts to translate seemingly incoherent Spanish text into Hebrew.](https://truthscore.com/claim/0bd4ed7e) — circumstantial — **diagnostic** (touches only this branch) — sources: [Man charged in Central Synagogue attack linked to posts about Israel, Judaism, and Mamdani](https://truthscore.com/source/948aae79)

**Challenges**

- [Larry Montes posted a photo of the map of Israel with the caption “Keep Israel in your heart.”](https://truthscore.com/claim/dd0af6e2) — circumstantial — sources: [Man charged in Central Synagogue attack linked to posts about Israel, Judaism, and Mamdani](https://truthscore.com/source/948aae79)

## Branch: Larry Montes was mentally traumatized because of his desire to convert to Judaism.

No share under this lens. [Larry Montes was mentally traumatized because of his desire to convert to Judaism.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ce10fcb3)

**Supports**

- [Larry Montes expressed a desire to convert to the Jewish faith.](https://truthscore.com/claim/71d1cb0e) — circumstantial — **diagnostic** (touches only this branch) — sources: [Man charged in Central Synagogue attack linked to posts about Israel, Judaism, and Mamdani](https://truthscore.com/source/948aae79)

**Challenges**

- *Nothing argues against this branch yet.*

## What would change this

- Untested branch: [Larry Montes was mentally traumatized because of his desire to convert to Judaism.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ce10fcb3)

## Sources bearing on this Question

- [Man charged in Central Synagogue attack linked to posts about Israel, Judaism, and Mamdani](https://truthscore.com/source/948aae79)
- [Larry Montes, the man who attacked a female congregant and a security guard at NYC synagogue last week turned out to be a Zionist fanatic. His aunt claims he…](https://truthscore.com/source/33d40861)

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Belief here is computed from the support/challenge graph, never assigned. If you quote a share, quote the unknown residual with it. Method: https://truthscore.com/method