image Shared by X President-elect Donald Trump claims to have displayed a photo of Zionism founder Theodor Herzl in his office.
Donald Trump hung a photo of Zionism founder Theodor Herzl on the wall of his new office. pic.twitter.com/gWofZyxtcr
— Cesis Jemi (@SKkurek) December 16, 2024
Verdict: False
This photo was published by The New York Times and was taken during President Trump's visit to the newspaper's offices in November 2016.
Fact check:
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X Image alleges that President Trump displayed a photo of Herzl in his office.
The post's caption reads: “Donald Trump hangs a photo of Zionism founder Theodor Herzl on the wall of his new office…” The post features an image of President Trump sitting at a table with a wall full of photos behind him. The purported photo of Herzl is circled in red.
That claim is false. Check Your Fact conducted a reverse image search. Facebook post from November 2016. The post includes multiple photos of President Trump and Kellyanne Conway, who served as a senior adviser to the president during Trump's first administration. Behind Trump and Conway, there appears to be a wall of photos identical to the X-Post. Additionally, the photo has a watermark indicating that it is from the New York Times.
According to the caption of the post, President Trump visited the New York Times offices.
“Photography to appreciate history!!!” The foot of the wall of history in the New York Times for Shah. With a frame of God's grace!! A photo of President Donald Trump in a newspaper office. New York Times,” the post's caption reads in part.
Additionally, “Check Your Fact” found no claims mentioning President Trump. Official website or his TRUTH Social Account. “Check the facts” not found Trustworthy news reporting to support one or the other claim. In fact, the opposite is true. December 19th, UK-based outlet complete facts I debunked that claim.
Check Your Fact has reached out to President Trump's spokesperson for comment.
