{"id":2271853,"date":"2024-06-19T17:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T21:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-claims-to-show-donald-trump-holding-someones-hand-to-help-him-off-stage\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T17:39:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T21:39:02","slug":"fact-check-image-claims-to-show-donald-trump-holding-someones-hand-to-help-him-off-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-claims-to-show-donald-trump-holding-someones-hand-to-help-him-off-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Image Allegedly Shows Donald Trump Assisting Someone Off Stage"},"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-image-claims-to-show-donald-trump-holding-someones-hand-to-help-him-off-stage%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=2271853&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>An image circulating\u2062 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">video<\/a>-nyc-subway-shooting-suspect-taken-into-custody\/&#8221; title=&#8221;VIDEO: NYC Subway Shooting Suspect Taken into Custody&#8221;>social media purports<\/a> to show former President Donald Trump needing \u2062assistance to exit a stage by holding someone&#8217;s hand. The post was shared by &#8220;No Lie with Brian \u2062Tyler Cohen&#8221; \u2063on Twitter, \u200bsuggesting that such\u2064 images of Trump should receive as much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-for-life-charts-course-for-biden-administration\/\" title=\"March for Life Charts Course for Biden Administration\">media attention<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brooklyn-da-will-not-charge-man-for-shooting-attacker-on-crowded-subway-car\/\" title=\"Brooklyn DA Clears Man in Subway Self-Defense Shooting\">similar narratives<\/a> about President\u2064 Joe Biden&#8217;s age and fitness for office. However, this portrayal has \u2063been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-schiff-urges-amazon-facebook-to-ban-content-promoting-vaccine-misinformation\/\" title=\"Adam Schiff Urges Amazon, Facebook To Ban Content Promoting \u2018Vaccine Misinformation\u2019\">deemed misleading<\/a>. Further investigation into the \u200bcontext of the photo revealed\u2062 that \u200dTrump was actually just shaking hands with his son, not seeking guidance or support to walk off the stage. This misrepresentation is part of a broader discussion about\u200c the use of\u200d visual media to critique political figures, as highlighted by the White House&#8217;s\u200c recent accusations that opponents use manipulated content \u2064to question Biden&#8217;s competence, citing &#8220;cheap fakes.&#8221;  <\/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>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NoLieWithBTC\/status\/1802845460702298338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/NoLieWithBTC\/status\/1802845460702298338&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1718807197531000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0ofkl1_SD_W8jYq0E8A9RM\"><span id=\"m_-1714101979636218187mt-tracked-link_2_1718720753004\"><\/span>shared\u00a0on X<\/a> claims to show former president Donald Trump holding someone\u2019s hand to help him off stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here is a photo of Trump having to hold someone\u2019s hand to guide him off stage.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure this will get just as much coverage as the daily \u201cBiDeN oLd\u201d story gets. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N4NxYqK4Ye\">pic.twitter.com\/N4NxYqK4Ye<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoLieWithBTC\/status\/1802845460702298338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The context shows that Trump was shaking his son\u2019s hand. He was not guided off stage.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The White House has accused critics of using \u201ccheap fakes\u201d to make it seem as if President Joe Biden is physically and mentally unfit for office, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/6\/18\/white-house-says-joe-biden-is-a-victim-of-cheap-fakes-what-are-they\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al Jazeera<\/a>. They have responded to some of these videos with context, including one which seems to show Biden confused at the G7 summit. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/17\/fact-check-russian-military-testing-missiles-is-from-2018-in-the-white-sea-not-2024-near-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Russian Military Testing Missiles Is From 2018 In The White Sea, Not 2024 Near Florida)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Social media users have been sharing an image of Trump holding someone\u2019s hand, claiming it shows him being helped off-stage.<\/p>\n<p>One user wrote, \u201cHere is a photo of Trump having to hold someone\u2019s hand to guide him off stage. I\u2019m sure this will get just as much coverage as the daily \u2018BiDeN oLd\u2019 story gets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This claim is misleading, though. The image was taken at a November 2023 event in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/live\/?ref=watch_permalink&#038;v=1086369129469146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hialeah, Florida<\/a>. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/pictures.reuters.com\/archive\/USA-ELECTION-TRUMP-RC2D94ARGCKE.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">taken<\/a> by photographer Octavio Jones and uploaded to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds Donald Trump Jr.\u2019s hands during a campaign rally at Ted Hendricks Stadium in Hialeah, Florida, U.S. November 8, 2023. REUTERS,\u201d reads the image\u2019s description.<\/p>\n<p>While the image is genuine, it shows the moment Trump was shaking the hand of Donald Trump, according to video of the event. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KFILE\/status\/1803096044298703125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a> reporter Andy Kaczynski shared video of the moment on X. It does not show Trump being guided or helped off stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He just shook his hand. He didn\u2019t guide him at all.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YPMEdYVYT2\">pic.twitter.com\/YPMEdYVYT2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yp8nfLvSBl\">https:\/\/t.co\/Yp8nfLvSBl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Kaczynski (@KFILE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KFILE\/status\/1803096044298703125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The image had been shared in November 2023 by social media users, according to Newsweek. Newsweek had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check-does-photo-show-trump-lean-don-jr-he-walks-off-stage-1847617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> the claim at the time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo circulating on X depicts former President Donald Trump needing assistance to exit the stage, as he holds someone&#8217;s hand for guidance. This image contrasts with the frequent coverage highlighting President Biden&#8217;s age. Will it receive similar media attention?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2271854,"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-2157140998-scaled-e1718730267312.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2271853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2157140998-scaled-e1718730267312.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271853","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\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2271853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2271854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2271853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2271853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2271853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}