photograph Share on Facebook The painting is said to show Mexico's President-elect, Claudia Scheinbaum, holding up a menorah.

Verdict: False

The image has been digitally altered. In the original Sheinbaum emptied his fist.

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Sheinbaum won Mexico's elections earlier this month and is set to become the country's first female president. ReutersShe won with 58.3 to 60.7 percent of the vote, according to the media.

A Facebook photo showed Sheinbaum standing at a podium and holding up a menorah as another person raised their hands behind him. Scheinbaum also appears to be wearing earrings in the shape of Stars of David.

“The leading candidate in Mexico's 2024 presidential elections is a Zionist Jew named Claudia Scheinbaum,” the text under the image reads. “How can this happen in a country of 130 million people with only 40,000 Jews?” (Related: Image of Israeli soldiers celebrating Hanukkah appears to have been generated by AI)

However, the image has been digitally altered. The original photo, published in Spanish-language news media, El Universal, The photo, which shows Scheinbaum pumping her fist and is not wearing her Star of David earrings, accompanied a 2017 article about Scheinbaum's life.

When I check the facts I can't find Trusted news coverage Regarding Sheinbaum being seen holding a menorah, she said that while it is true that Sheinbaum is of Jewish descent, she is “not religiously affiliated.” AP NewsAccording to the media, she is not only the country's first female president, but also its first Jewish president.

Check Your Fact has reached out to El Universal for comment and will update this article if they respond.