photograph Share with X He claims he will display a portrait of former President Donald Trump in the Colorado State Capitol.
Thoughts on President Trump's official portrait at the Colorado State Capitol pic.twitter.com/ZTnQ5g2CHm
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Verdict: False
The image has been edited: Trump's face is much smaller in the original portrait.
Fact check:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke with Trump on Monday night in an interview in which he reportedly said he would flee to Venezuela if he lost the election. NewsweekAccording to the outlet, Trump also claimed that Venezuela was sending violent criminals from its prisons to the US to lower its crime rate, and that 70 percent of “bad people” had left the country.
X's post allegedly shows a portrait of Trump with a very round face, wearing a suit and red tie, with an American flag pin on his coat.
“Thinking about President Trump's official portrait at the Colorado State Capitol,” the caption reads.
However, the image has been edited. The original portrait was painted by an artist called Sarah Boardman. CPR NewsThe original is shown. The unedited image is from Boardman. site Similarly, if you look at the original, you can see that the photo has been edited to make Trump's face look much rounder.
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Check Your Fact has reached out to Boardman and the Colorado State Capitol for comment.
This is not the first time misinformation about Trump has been spread: Check Your Facts recently debunked an image that purportedly showed a post by Trump saying Kyle Rittenhouse had killed more people than Trump himself.
