{"id":1513817,"date":"2022-06-13T15:04:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T19:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1513817"},"modified":"2022-06-13T15:04:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T19:04:23","slug":"fact-check-does-this-photo-show-colombian-presidential-candidate-gustavo-petro-sitting-with-pablo-escobar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-colombian-presidential-candidate-gustavo-petro-sitting-with-pablo-escobar\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show Colombian Presidential Candidate Gustavo Petro Sitting With Pablo Escobar?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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-does-this-photo-show-colombian-presidential-candidate-gustavo-petro-sitting-with-pablo-escobar%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=1513817&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><span>An image <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CeNLX1KOzwn\/\"><span>shared on Instagram<\/span><\/a><span> purportedly shows Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro sitting at a table with Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CeNLX1KOzwn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The photo is digitally altered. The original image features an unidentified man that does not bear any resemblance to Petro.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Petro, a former left-wing guerilla fighter, is considered to be the front-runner in the country\u2019s upcoming presidential election, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/colombian-leftist-petro-holds-lead-presidential-race-poll-shows-2022-05-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>. An image shared on Instagram claims he once had ties with Escobar, who was one of the world\u2019s most notorious drug traffickers before his death in 1993.<\/p>\n<p>The post appears to show a black and white photo in which a young Petro is seen sitting next to Escobar. \u201cThe one in the middle is Gustavo Petro, who will possibly govern Colombia soon,\u201d reads a translated version of Spanish-language text included in the post. \u201cHere he is spending time with Pablo Escobar; whoever continues to believe in communism does so because they have no mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>The photo is digitally edited. A reverse image search reveals the original, unedited photo can be found in a 2015 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3238278\/Buddy-circumstances-make-man-Pablo-Escobar-s-hitman-Popeye-admits-ordering-3-000-murders-breaks-silence-say-doesn-t-feel-guilt-victim-King-Cocaine.html\"><span>article<\/span><\/a><span> from The Daily Mail. Notably, in this image, the man next to Escobar has a mustache and does not resemble Petro. The same image was shared by the Spanish language magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semana.com\/especiales\/articulo\/los-carteles-de-la-coca-cartel-de-medellin-la-organizacion-criminal-mas-peligrosa-del-mundo\/8682\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Semana<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/08\/30\/fact-check-photo-not-kamala-harris-jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: No, This Photo Does Not Show Kamala Harris With Jeffrey Epstein.)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> It appears that whoever created the altered image simply photoshopped an old, black and white <a href=\"https:\/\/es-us.noticias.yahoo.com\/gustavo-petro-llor%C3%B3-muerte-che-010000569.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photo<\/a> of Petro\u2019s head onto the body of the unidentified man next to Escobar.\u00a0<\/span><span>A further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=pablo+escobar+and+gustavo+petro&#038;tbm=isch&#038;ved=2ahUKEwjog6eqp6H4AhVkqHIEHTQqCZwQ2-cCegQIABAA&#038;oq=pablo+escobar+and+gustavo+petro&#038;gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECAAQQzoFCAAQgAQ6BggAEB4QBToGCAAQHhAIOgQIABAeULcHWN2HAWCXiQFoBnAAeACAAUaIAagKkgECMjKYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&#038;sclient=img&#038;ei=PWWiYqjxDuTQytMPtNSk4Ak&#038;bih=664&#038;biw=1536&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reverse image search<\/a> shows no genuine pictures of the two men together, nor are there any credible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=gustavo+petro+pablo+escobar&#038;sxsrf=ALiCzsaV1zIr4kAtvsV9YFThRLxj9PhXhA%3A1654865982283&#038;ei=PkCjYqj8EJLIptQP69Sa-Aw&#038;ved=0ahUKEwiok5mY-KL4AhUSpIkEHWuqBs8Q4dUDCA4&#038;uact=5&#038;oq=gustavo+petro+pablo+escobar&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgjELADECc6BwgAEEcQsAM6BAgjECc6CwgAEIAEELEDEIMBOggILhCABBCxAzoICAAQsQMQgwE6BQgAEJECOgUIABCABDoFCC4QgARKBQg8EgExSgQIQRgASgQIRhgAUOkBWJQTYO4TaAFwAXgAgAGVAYgBswmSAQQxMy4xmAEAoAEByAEJwAEB&#038;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> revealing or discussing the alleged ties between the two.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact has reached out to Petro\u2019s office for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Instagram purportedly shows Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro sitting at a table with Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.\u00a0 Verdict: False The photo is digitally altered. 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