{"id":909938,"date":"2021-10-22T12:58:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T16:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=909938"},"modified":"2021-10-22T12:58:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T16:58:56","slug":"fact-check-does-this-image-show-eric-trump-holding-a-shovel-backwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-eric-trump-holding-a-shovel-backwards\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Eric Trump Holding A Shovel Backwards?"},"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\">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-image-show-eric-trump-holding-a-shovel-backwards%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=909938&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tamburlaine02\/status\/1450352096289558533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Twitter<\/a> purportedly shows Eric Trump holding a shovel backwards at an event attended by other members of his family.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.1363636363636\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eric Trump is trending so: this right here, rent free <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QsN3VBr6nD\">pic.twitter.com\/QsN3VBr6nD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 cacklelantern (@tamburlaine02) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tamburlaine02\/status\/1450352096289558533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The picture has been digitally manipulated to make it look like Eric Trump was holding the shovel backwards.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The picture of Eric Trump allegedly holding a shovel backwards has been <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=top&amp;q=eric%20trump%20(shovel)&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">widely shared<\/a> on social media in recent days. One tweet featuring the photo, which also includes former President Donald Trump and children Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tamburlaine02\/status\/1450352096289558533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">captioned<\/a> it: \u201cEric Trump is trending so: this right here, rent free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The photo, however, has been photoshopped, a comparison to the original version of it revealed. The unaltered picture, taken by Paul Morigi for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wireimage.com\/celebrity-pictures\/Trump-family-members-Eric-Trump-Donald-Trump-Jr-Donald-Trump-and\/452562474?r=452562470,452563498,452563496,452563124,452563126,452563014,452563020,452563016,452562858,452562836,452562828,452562824,452562818,452562812,452562798,452562796,452562834,452562822,452562820,452562494,452562474,452562392,452562380,452562356,452562346,452562338,452562282,452562260,452562250,452562236,452562310,452563494,452563490,452563488,452563480,452563500,452563486,452563118,452563114,452562852,452562850,452562810,452562804,452562802,452562792,452562844,452562808,452562800,452562784,452562486,452562472,452562342,452562318,452562376,452562364,452562354,452562348,452562274,452562248,452562276&amp;st=Search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WireImage<\/a> in 2014, depicts Eric Trump holding the shovel with the blade toward the floor, like his father and siblings were. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/09\/13\/fact-check-eric-trump-announce-classified-information-remove-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Eric Trump Announce He Would Reveal Classified Information That Would Remove Joe Biden From Office?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump family members (L to R) Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump break ground at the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C Groundbreaking Ceremony at Old Post Office on July 23, 2014 in Washington, DC,\u201d reads the caption of the original photo.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Trump also can be seen holding the shovel correctly in other photos taken for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/News_Photos\/News\/Trump-International-Hotel-groundbreaking-ceremony-in-DC\/8509\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UPI<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wireimage.com\/celebrity-pictures\/Trump-family-members-Eric-Trump-Donald-Trump-Jr-Donald-Trump-and\/452562470?r=452562470,452563498,452563496,452563124,452563126,452563014,452563020,452563016,452562858,452562836,452562828,452562824,452562818,452562812,452562798,452562796,452562834,452562822,452562820,452562494,452562474,452562392,452562380,452562356,452562346,452562338,452562282,452562260,452562250,452562236,452562310,452563494,452563490,452563488,452563480,452563500,452563486,452563118,452563114,452562852,452562850,452562810,452562804,452562802,452562792,452562844,452562808,452562800,452562784,452562486,452562472,452562342,452562318,452562376,452562364,452562354,452562348,452562274,452562248,452562276&amp;st=Searchhttp:\/\/www.wireimage.com\/celebrity-pictures\/Trump-family-members-Eric-Trump-Donald-Trump-Jr-Donald-Trump-and\/452562470?r=452562470,452563498,452563496,452563124,452563126,452563014,452563020,452563016,452562858,452562836,452562828,452562824,452562818,452562812,452562798,452562796,452562834,452562822,452562820,452562494,452562474,452562392,452562380,452562356,452562346,452562338,452562282,452562260,452562250,452562236,452562310,452563494,452563490,452563488,452563480,452563500,452563486,452563118,452563114,452562852,452562850,452562810,452562804,452562802,452562792,452562844,452562808,452562800,452562784,452562486,452562472,452562342,452562318,452562376,452562364,452562354,452562348,452562274,452562248,452562276&amp;st=Search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WireImage<\/a> at the groundbreaking ceremony. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trumphotels.com\/washington-dc\/press\/groundbreaking-for-trump-international-hotel-washington-dc\/247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump Hotels press release<\/a> from July 2014 described the groundbreaking ceremony as marking the start of a $200 million redevelopment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsa.gov\/historic-buildings\/old-post-office-washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Old Post Office building<\/a> in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>There have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/trump-close-to-a-deal-to-sell-marquee-washington-d-c-hotel-11634043601?st=3m6c85qbklf6ljz&amp;reflink=article_copyURL_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2021\/06\/01\/trump-dc-hotel-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/2021\/09\/07\/trump-org-in-advanced-talks-to-sell-dc-hotel-lease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent months<\/a> that the Trump Organization is selling the lease to the Old Post Office building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Twitter purportedly shows Eric Trump holding a shovel backwards at an event attended by other members of his family. Eric Trump is trending so: this right &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-909938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909938","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=909938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=909938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=909938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=909938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}