post Share in thread NBC News claims that a photo taken during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was digitally altered to make the American flag visible.

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Verdict: False

This post is inaccurate. The image was taken by an AP News photographer, and numerous photos from other news organizations attest to the flag being flown at the event.

Fact check:

The Secret Service has reportedly increased security around President Trump after receiving intelligence about a plot by Iran to assassinate him. CNNThe media report said this is not believed to have any connection to the man who plotted to assassinate President Trump at a rally last Saturday.

The thread's post compiles various images from the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the assassination attempt took place. Two of the photos feature the logos of CNN and Fox News. Another photo shows Trump surrounded by Secret Service agents with an American flag in the background, the only photo in the post that includes a flag.

Overlaid text reads, “Did NBC Photoshop the image to add the American flag?”

“I've been wondering since this happened – there is a flag in this photo that went viral,” the caption reads. “There was no flag behind Trump or the SS. Who photoshopped the flag in?”

However, this post is inaccurate. The image with the words “NBC News” actually AP News The photographer is Evan Vucci, not an NBC News photographer. (Related article: Did Donald Trump say in July 2015, “I like a president who doesn't get shot?”)

There is evidence that the flag did in fact exist. Getty image picture You can see a large flag hanging high between two cranes, and because of its height it's not always easy to see in photos. From the article: AP News It shows a wide shot of the flag on stage and another image of Vucci with Trump surrounded by Secret Service agents, with the flag visible in the top right corner of the shot.