{"id":429573,"date":"2021-04-15T21:20:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T01:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=429573"},"modified":"2021-04-15T21:20:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T01:20:15","slug":"fact-check-no-this-is-not-matt-gaetzs-actual-senior-photo-from-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-this-is-not-matt-gaetzs-actual-senior-photo-from-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, This Is Not Matt Gaetz\u2019s Actual Senior Photo From High School"},"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\">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-no-this-is-not-matt-gaetzs-actual-senior-photo-from-high-school%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=429573&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.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=3875710489203145&amp;set=a.113073718800193&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">viral Facebook post<\/a> claims to show Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz\u2019s senior picture from high school.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7171910\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7171910\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7171910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2130.jpeg\" alt=\"Facebook\/Screenshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2130.jpeg 441w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-15-at-7.06.12-PM-105x120.jpg 105w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-15-at-7.06.12-PM-620x708.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-15-at-7.06.12-PM-768x877.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-15-at-7.06.12-PM-1536x1755.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-15-at-7.06.12-PM-2048x2340.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7171910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gaetz\u2019s face has been digitally added to the image. The original version of the picture shows a different person that does not closely resemble the congressman.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=3875710489203145&amp;set=a.113073718800193&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fake_biden\/status\/1382291606305263618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter users<\/a> have in recent days been sharing an image that appears to show Gaetz sporting a tuxedo and a mullet, with many of them saying it is the Florida congressman\u2019s high school senior picture.<\/p>\n<p>The image, however, is not actually a genuine photo of Gaetz in high school. His face has been digitally superimposed over that of a <a href=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4130\/4840704997_de3aa90b3a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">different person<\/a>, a reverse image search revealed. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/07\/22\/fact-check-minnesota-middle-school-threw-away-books-cleaned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Viral Image Claims A Minnesota Middle School Discarded Books Because They \u2018Cannot Be Cleaned\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sun published the unaltered version of the photo in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/fabulous\/5056498\/this-gallery-of-classic-cuts-from-the-70s-and-80s-is-hair-raising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 2017 article<\/a> titled \u201cMullet Over: This gallery of classic cuts from the 70s and 80s is hair-raising.\u201d The picture has also circulated on websites such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pics\/comments\/jpm67\/business_on_the_top_party_on_the_sides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reddit<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4130\/4840704997_de3aa90b3a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flickr<\/a> over the years. In those non-manipulated versions of the image, the man does not closely resemble Gaetz, who, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/bioguide.congress.gov\/search\/bio\/G000578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">biographical directory<\/a> of the U.S. Congress, graduated from high school in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz is under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) over sex trafficking accusations, including an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/30\/us\/politics\/matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-investigation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allegation<\/a> that he had a sexual relationship with a woman starting when she was 17, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-york-florida-crime-c64f9142f20f15701ea50d5de79f600b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Associated Press<\/a>. He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/04\/09\/matt-gaetz-hires-marc-mukasey-lawyer-for-trump-organization.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">denied<\/a> the accusations and has not been charged with a crime by the DOJ at this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral Facebook post claims to show Republican Florida Rep. 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