{"id":1213851,"date":"2022-01-13T10:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T15:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1213851"},"modified":"2022-01-13T10:49:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T15:49:26","slug":"fact-check-no-obama-did-not-pose-in-front-of-satanic-artwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-obama-did-not-pose-in-front-of-satanic-artwork\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, Obama Did Not Pose In Front Of Satanic Artwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-no-obama-did-not-pose-in-front-of-satanic-artwork%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1213851&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TPAChronicles\/photos\/a.161837833828475\/5052268161452060\/?type=3&amp;eid=ARDKyW1FwIQtpHi5Xittm3uIs-_0PutCqtIbO4tQmJoygEln1HNuVPIeyE25VYlyCPltsuA0CjeKlT90&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAO1zAA-P5AXdoYczqktGn0g_hCfMuPGrOtQz0DWDwWm8xezmkmrjvKiYj7eUe9ejnFkMgJuCzcPLPVhqjH7DX3v1LaXeByUPuPYrWUe-ISPxlGUNnwCQSy3XJN-MwoYQ3pxcNTNnv6Fo1-gmSUpx3QCPI_YG5skKHhyFdtwWicaQxB5BNVwvcediANEACY-LjEGPK3M-Dsnjlg4oUPxi8hcwBDhEPoaPG3uZfZ7RhUFAlyy5jgPclRAEe-BcbbFXnv-pK-gltnges1_hZs-iD6Fp9Y0wJ8xQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows former President Barack Obama pointing at seemingly satanic-themed artwork in a gallery.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image was digitally altered to include Obama. The owner of the gallery confirmed it was photoshopped.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TPAChronicles\/photos\/a.161837833828475\/5052268161452060\/?type=3&amp;eid=ARDKyW1FwIQtpHi5Xittm3uIs-_0PutCqtIbO4tQmJoygEln1HNuVPIeyE25VYlyCPltsuA0CjeKlT90&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAO1zAA-P5AXdoYczqktGn0g_hCfMuPGrOtQz0DWDwWm8xezmkmrjvKiYj7eUe9ejnFkMgJuCzcPLPVhqjH7DX3v1LaXeByUPuPYrWUe-ISPxlGUNnwCQSy3XJN-MwoYQ3pxcNTNnv6Fo1-gmSUpx3QCPI_YG5skKHhyFdtwWicaQxB5BNVwvcediANEACY-LjEGPK3M-Dsnjlg4oUPxi8hcwBDhEPoaPG3uZfZ7RhUFAlyy5jgPclRAEe-BcbbFXnv-pK-gltnges1_hZs-iD6Fp9Y0wJ8xQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a>, which has garnered over 300 reactions, appears to show Obama in an art gallery pointing towards a piece on the wall. The artwork features a pentagram alongside the main characters of the show \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0105950\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beavis and Butt-Head<\/a>\u201d and the phrase \u201cCornholio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The picture has been digitally altered to include the former president. A reverse image search revealed the image of Obama pointing originally stems from a photo shared on Olympic runner Usain Bolt\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/1deiFpocQN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=1e3b6baa-7a13-45c9-a07c-d560fd8be61a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> in 2015. Obama and Bolt can be seen standing side-by-side and pointing together in Bolt\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/rio-2016\/2016\/08\/14\/origin-usain-bolt-to-the-world-rio-olympics-2016\/88728420\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signature pose<\/a>. The two were standing in front of a blank wall.<\/p>\n<p>The altered photo was first shared by a Texas-based art gallery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GuzuGallery\/photos\/a.284240681593225.89820.283705281646765\/1403517786332170\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guzu Gallery,<\/a> on Facebook in March 2016. The gallery\u2019s watermark can be seen in the bottom-right corner. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/04\/22\/fact-check-barack-obama-pose-420-sign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Barack Obama Pose With A \u2018420\u2019 Sign?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Prez[sic] always visits his favorite store when he\u2019s in town,\u201d reads the caption of the gallery\u2019s post. \u201cIt turns out he\u2019s an OG Beavis &amp; Butthead fan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guzu Gallery Director Vincent X. Torres&nbsp;confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/creative-obama-photoshopping-getting-online-attention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox 5 News<\/a> in 2016 that the photo shared on the gallery\u2019s Facebook account is fake and said the image was created to promote his \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halfhumanheart.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Half-Human<\/a>\u201d art print series. Torres directed Check Your Fact towards a comment he left on the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TPAChronicles\/posts\/5052268208118722?comment_id=5066273290051547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook post<\/a>, admitting that the image had been photoshopped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSix years ago, when this was posted, it was never intended to deceive \u2014 everything about this is dumb (especially that god-awful Beavis &amp; Butthead poster),\u201d Torres said, adding that he would \u201cthink twice\u201d about posting the image in \u201ctoday\u2019s intellectually retrograde milieu.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the person who said the shadow is too realistic to be fake, thanks for the compliment,\u201d Torres added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows former President Barack Obama pointing at seemingly satanic-themed artwork in a gallery.Verdict: False The image was digitally altered to include Obama. 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