Trump Fake Photos: A Collection

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U.S. President Donald Trump was a frequent target of social media fauxtographers.

  • Published 19 January 2021

The president of the United States is photographed nearly every single day. And on social media, he’s subjected to digital manipulation nearly as often. Here are some memorable fauxtography fact checks from the Trump era.  

Is This Photo of Trump Kissing Epstein Real? President Donald Trump has been photographed with Jeffrey Epstein on several occasions.
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    • False
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Is This an Authentic Photograph of President Trump? A photograph of Trump, posted online by a Republican congressman, prompted much speculation about the...
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    • Unproven
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Is This Pic of ‘Fat’ Trump on a Golf Course Real? Three very subtle edits were made to this photograph.
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    • False
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Did President Trump Wet His Pants? A juvenile joke circulated in the wake of a real tragedy.
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    • Miscaptioned
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Doctored image of President Donald Trump swinging a golf club.
Is This President Trump at the Golf Course? An unflattering image that sparked discussion over Trump's relative health and fitness was digitally manipulated.
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    • False
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Did President Trump Experience Diarrhea on a Golf Course? A widely circulated photograph was a stain on the presidential image.
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    • False
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Did President Trump Assist Rescuers in Pulling Hurricane Victims from Floodwaters? A photograph appears to show President Trump on a raft in Texas saving a flood...
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    • False
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Does This Video Show Trump’s Hair Blowing in the Wind? Much ado was made on social media about the President's hair after a video aired...
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    • True
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Does This Photo Show Trump Getting a Spray Tan? A popular social media image purportedly depicts President Trump getting a spray tan in the...
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    • False
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Did the White House Delete an Unflattering ‘Orange Face’ Photo of Trump? A photograph posted to an unverified Twitter account sparked claims that the White House had...
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    • False
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Does This Photograph Show Donald Trump at a KKK Cross Burning? Yet another of the multiple images posted online surrounding the 2016 election in an attempt...
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    • False
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Is the ‘Liar in Chief’ Time Magazine Cover Real? A supposed TIME magazine cover pictures President Trump with the headline "Liar in Chief."
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    • False
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Is this Unflattering Image of President Trump Real? A doctored image of Trump circulated with a tongue-in-cheek request not to repost it.
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    • False
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