image Share with X It is said to be a profile portrait of former President Donald Trump, showing his large double chin.
Isn’t the fact that the US is considering a convicted criminal like Trump for president a good enough reason to get closer to the EU? pic.twitter.com/udI13LDGU3
— Dave Sumner-Smith (@davesumnersmith) July 18, 2024
Verdict: False
The image has been digitally altered – the original can be found on Getty Images – to make Trump's chin look smaller.
Fact check:
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The image marked with an X appears to show a profile of a serious Trump speaking into a microphone, his chin clearly visible.
However, this photo has been digitally altered. The original is Getty Images In October 2016, his chin was noticeably smaller. The caption read, “Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on October 10, 2016.”
“The Harris-Biden campaign is hell-bent on cheap disinformation and misinformation.” A spokesperson for Trump told Check Your Fact in an email.
This claim is Snopes. (RELATED: Instagram post claims to show Trump rally shooter wearing a yarmulke)
This isn't the first time a photo of President Trump has been digitally altered to make him appear fatter: Check Your Facts recently debunked a photo that claimed President Trump had a large belly.
