{"id":2283824,"date":"2024-06-26T10:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T14:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-claudia-sheinbaum-holding-up-a-menorah\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T10:24:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T14:24:44","slug":"fact-check-does-this-photo-show-claudia-sheinbaum-holding-up-a-menorah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-claudia-sheinbaum-holding-up-a-menorah\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show Claudia Sheinbaum Holding Up A Menorah?"},"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-does-this-photo-show-claudia-sheinbaum-holding-up-a-menorah%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=2283824&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 photo\u200c circulated on Facebook claiming to show Claudia Sheinbaum, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> of Mexico, holding a menorah has \u200dbeen proven to \u2064be digitally altered. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwells-attorneys-seeking-original-photo-of-accuser-with-prince-andrew-and-a-pair-of-cowboy-boots\/\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s Attorneys Seeking Original Photo Of Accuser With Prince Andrew And A Pair Of Cowboy Boots\">original photo<\/a> actually depicts Sheinbaum \u200cwith an empty fist. Sheinbaum, who\u2064 is set to be Mexico&#8217;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oil-prices-dive-on-us-crude-build-and-china-concerns\/\" title=\"Oil prices dive on US crude build and China concerns\">female\u200b president<\/a> \u200dafter\u200b securing between 58.3 percent \u2063and\u2062 60.7 percent of the vote\u200d earlier in\u2064 the month, is \u200calso depicted in the altered image as wearing Star of David earrings. The image is accompanied by a misleading caption questioning her election \u200bgiven the small \u200bJewish\u200d population in Mexico. This claim has been assessed as false.  <\/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><span>A photo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02oxkMR44SbFYD5KtFnCF5tyzCGdVHYsTf2PzdbSr43FS1UCBVfM7WwGqhQCbHga84l&#038;id=100093643638539&#038;rdid=J6r1xQjlafXapZ7g\"><span>shared on Facebook<\/span><\/a><span>  allegedly shows Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum holding up a menorah. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image has been digitally altered. The original photo shows <span>Sheinbaum with an empty fist. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sheinbaum is to become Mexico\u2019s first-ever female president after winning the country\u2019s election earlier this month, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/mexicans-vote-election-seen-crowning-first-female-president-2024-06-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>. She won with between 58.3 percent and 60.7 percent of the vote, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">outlet reported<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>A Facebook image appears to show Sheinbaum standing at a podium, holding up a menorah while another person\u2019s hand is raised in the background. <span>Sheinbaum also appears to be wearing earrings in the shape of the Star of David. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lead candidate for Mexicos 2024 presidential election is a Zionist Jew named Claudia Sheinbaum,\u201d text below the image reads. \u201cIn a contry (sic) where out of a population of 130 million, only 40,000 are jews. how can this happen?\u201d <span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2023\/12\/14\/fact-check-image-of-israeli-soldiers-celebrating-hanukkah-appears-to-be-ai-generated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Image Of Israeli Soldiers Celebrating Hanukkah Appears To Be AI-Generated)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The image has been digitally altered, however. The original photo, which can be found on Spanish-language news outlet <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eluniversal.com.mx\/nacion\/politica\/perfil-claudia-sheinbaum-la-politica-y-la-cientifica\/\"><span>El Universal,<\/span><\/a><span>  shows Sheinbaum raising an empty fist. Additionally, she is not wearing earrings displaying the Star of David. The image accompanies a 2017 article about Sheinbaum\u2019s life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact found no <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=cfcd3706826e13a2&#038;rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1076US1076&#038;sxsrf=ADLYWILrFinMsH-dQnxWp0gJlGlVATcyZw:1719259501016&#038;q=Claudia+Sheinbaum+raises+menorah&#038;tbm=nws&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWd8nbOJfsBGGB5IQQO6L3J5MIFhvnvU242yFxzEEp3BfblMs7eBu5zPnhtGsrETMyei1dUN8XCdtE6tzYkSMW5je6gJHMbu85xlRfdtmiGtbG_5-M7j0Qa2ukboExRfFBXPJvXYj-6FOuuyicdn8VQNezee_yFBwxH-q-TETjtBNEhwMYyJdEI_rgYSyXDFI4iuEtHg&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwiqrdbehPWGAxV3JNAFHcxVB4gQ0pQJegQICRAB&#038;biw=1920&#038;bih=911&#038;dpr=1\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a><\/span><\/a><span>  about Sheinbaum being seen raising a menorah. It is true that Sheinbaum is of Jewish ancestry, but she \u201cis not religiously affiliated,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-election-claudia-sheinbaum-judaism-catholicism-5932fcf5d74c215ae0e08a40eff8a64f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AP News<\/a>. In addition to being the country\u2019s first female president, she\u2019s also the country\u2019s first president with a Jewish background, the outlet reported. <\/span><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact has contacted El Universal for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook photo claims to show Mexico&#8217;s president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum holding a menorah. This is false; the image is digitally altered. Originally, Sheinbaum&#8217;s fist was empty. Sheinbaum, confirmed by Reuters, is set to be Mexico&#8217;s first female president following her recent election victory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2283825,"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-2158479613-scaled-e1719263764964.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[32819,13420,6904,5935,15378],"class_list":["post-2283824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-claudia-sheinbaum","tag-fact-check","tag-menorah","tag-photo","tag-verification"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2158479613-scaled-e1719263764964.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283824","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\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2283824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2283825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2283824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2283824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2283824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}