{"id":1515918,"date":"2022-06-14T17:19:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T21:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1515918"},"modified":"2022-06-14T17:19:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T21:19:44","slug":"fact-check-did-dwayne-johnson-wear-a-keep-america-trumpless-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-dwayne-johnson-wear-a-keep-america-trumpless-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Dwayne Johnson Wear A \u2018Keep America Trumpless\u2019 Shirt?"},"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\">22<\/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-did-dwayne-johnson-wear-a-keep-america-trumpless-shirt%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=1515918&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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gretchen.szczesny\/posts\/10221955341774087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gretchen.szczesny\/posts\/10221955341774087&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1655295025076000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1plxCTSLl2hY1K3Rs1HpU4\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows actor Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson wearing an anti-Trump shirt.<br \/><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally altered. The original image does not show Johnson wearing a shirt with any political messaging.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Johnson, known for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0425005\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">films<\/a> such as \u201cJumanji: Welcome To The Jungle\u201d and \u201cThe Scorpion King,\u201d endorsed then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in September 2020, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/09\/27\/entertainment\/the-rock-dwayne-johnson-endorses-biden-harris-trnd\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. Johnson has also expressed interest in running for president and has spoken to news outlets about how he would approach a decision to run, Newsweek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/dwayne-johnson-rock-running-president-republicans-democrats-election-poll-1642097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook image shows Johnson wearing sunglasses and a shirt that says, \u201cKeep America Trumpless.\u201d The image appears to be a screenshot from a TikTok video that is captioned, \u201cThe Rock has spoken.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/11\/29\/fact-check-sylvester-stallone-trump-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Sylvester Stallone Wear This Pro-Trump Shirt?)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A reverse image search reveals the image is altered and stems from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warnerbros.com\/movies\/san-andreas#gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">promotional photo<\/a> the actor took for his 2015 film \u201cSan Andreas.\u201d In the original, Johnson is walking in front of a helicopter wearing a plain t-shirt without any political messaging on it.\u00a0The same, unedited image has been shared by several news outlets including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/movies\/2015\/05\/28\/the-rock-dwayne-johnson-san-andreas-earthquake\/27999211\/Li0nJit-AIVAAAAAB0AAAAAEAY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Today<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestranger.com\/film\/feature\/2015\/06\/03\/22323428\/though-he-keeps-his-shirt-on-in-san-andreas-dwayne-johnson-is-still-the-rock-to-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Stranger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time social media users have shared fake images of celebrities wearing anti-Trump shirts. Check Your Fact previously corrected an image claiming to show actor <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/02\/15\/fact-check-brad-pitt-donald-trump-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brad Pitt<\/a> wearing a \u201cKeep America Trumpless\u201d shirt. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/10\/06\/fact-check-dwayne-johnson-flush-turd-donald-trump-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check Your Fact<\/a> has also debunked other false claims about Johnson, including a viral post that purportedly showed him wearing a \u201cFlush the Turd on November Third\u201d t-shirt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Facebook purportedly shows actor Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson wearing an anti-Trump shirt.Verdict: FalseThe image is digitally altered. 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