{"id":2270373,"date":"2024-06-18T10:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T14:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-donald-trumps-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-had-a-drain-installed\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T10:52:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T14:52:41","slug":"fact-check-donald-trumps-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-had-a-drain-installed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-donald-trumps-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-had-a-drain-installed\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Donald Trump&#8217;s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Get a Drain Installed?"},"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\">28<\/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-donald-trumps-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-had-a-drain-installed%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=2270373&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--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-secretary-says-12k-illegal-migrants-released-in-u-s-in-recent-weeks-could-be-even-higher\/\" title=\"DHS Secretary Says 12K Illegal Migrants Released In U.S. In Recent Weeks: \u2018Could Be Even Higher\u2019\">social media post claimed<\/a> that a drain was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-officials-say-investigation-into-deadly-nitrogen-leak-at-poultry-plant-could-take-years\/\" title=\"Ga. officials say investigation into deadly nitrogen leak at poultry plant could take years\">recently installed<\/a> at former President Donald Trump\u2019s star on\u200c the Hollywood\u200c Walk of Fame, featuring an image supposedly \u200cdepicting the drain. The post, circulated widely, implied this was a factual occurrence. \u200dHowever, upon verification, it was determined that the image had been digitally altered and the claim was false. The update on this situation comes amidst news that current President Joe Biden will be visiting California for a highly publicized fundraiser event involving Hollywood celebrities, including Barack Obama and George\u2062 Clooney, with ticket prices \u200branging from $250 to $500,000, offering \u200bvaried perks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SundaeDivine\/status\/1797708148998013379\"> shared on social media<\/a> purportedly shows an image of former President Donald Trump\u2019s star on the Hollywood walk of fame with a recently installed drain.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They had to install a drain. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YZDKETy9gu\">pic.twitter.com\/YZDKETy9gu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udd4a\ud835\udd66\ud835\udd5f\ud835\udd55\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd56_\ud835\udd3e\ud835\udd66\ud835\udd63\ud835\udd5d (@SundaeDivine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SundaeDivine\/status\/1797708148998013379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally altered.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden is heading to California for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-chappelle-responds-after-his-old-high-school-disinvites-him-from-speaking\/\" title=\"Dave Chappelle Responds After His Old High School Disinvites Him From Speaking\">fundraiser featuring<\/a> several Hollywood stars that will include former President Barack Obama and George Clooney,<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-looks-capitalize-star-studded-hollywood-fundraiser-trumps-massive-cash-haul\">Fox News<\/a><span> <\/span>reported. Tickets will cost $250 to $500,000 with each different perks, one including entrance to an after-party.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, purportedly shows Trump\u2019s star on Hollywood Boulevard was updated with a drain. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-smiths-movie-emancipation-leaves-georgia-over-voting-law-will-lose-15-million-in-tax-breaks\/\" title=\"Will Smith\u2019s Movie \u2018Emancipation\u2019 Leaves Georgia Over Voting Law, Will Lose  Million In Tax Breaks\">image shows<\/a> a yellow stain across the star.<\/p>\n<p>The caption reads, \u201cThey had to install a drain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The claim is inaccurate. The image was digitally altered to feature a drain.<\/p>\n<p>The actual star features a<span> <\/span>metal plaque<span> <\/span>where the drain was added digitally, as can be seen in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-of-donald-trump-is-seen-on-news-photo\/578065018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getty Images<\/a> photo. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce did tell other outlets, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/trump-walk-fame-star-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snopes<\/a>, that no drain had been installed.<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/11\/fact-check-image-claiming-to-show-trump-statement-on-hunter-biden-conviction-is-fake\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Image Claiming To Show Trump Statement Saying He\u2019ll \u2018Save\u2019 Hunter Is Fake)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s star has been vandalized in the past.<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/newsbeat-37777652\">BBC News<\/a><span> <\/span>reported in 2026 that a man destroyed the star and later claimed he wanted to sell the pieces retrieved to raise money for the women who have accused trump of sexual assault. The star was repaired after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact contacted the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation has been shared online. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/17\/fact-check-economist-cover-crosshair-zelenskyy\/\">debunked<\/a> a claim The Economist published a cover featuring a crosshair on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post claims to show Donald Trump&#8217;s Hollywood Walk of Fame star with a new drain installed. The image, however, is digitally altered and not real. Fact checkers have debunked this as false. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is planning a trip to California<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1245,"featured_media":2270374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156233576-e1718298933561.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2270373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156233576-e1718298933561.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2270373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2270374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2270373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2270373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2270373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}