Social media users are claiming former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is commenting on the 2024 election by promoting merchandise opposing former President Donald Trump, who defeated her in the 2016 race.
An April 24 Facebook post showed a photo of Clinton smiling and holding a black T-shirt that said, “NOPE Not again.” The “O” in “nope” was stylized with a blond swoop of hair and a red necktie caricature of Trump’s likeness.
The post’s caption linked to a website selling the shirt.
(Screengrab from Facebook)
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It’s clear Clinton, who ran against Trump for president in 2016, is supporting President Joe Biden in the 2024 election. She’s participated in fundraisers to support Biden’s campaign and has criticized Trump for years. But this photo was altered.
A reverse-image search using Google Images and TinEye revealed the original photo came from Clinton’s X account. In 2017, she shared a photo of herself holding a black T-shirt that said “nasty woman,” referring to what Trump called Clinton during a 2016 presidential debate.
This is not the first time images of well-known people have been edited to appear as if they are posing with this “NOPE Not again” T-shirt. PolitiFact and other news outlets have fact-checked similar fake images of former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, pop singer Taylor Swift and actor Tom Hanks.
We rate the claim that a photo shows Clinton holding an anti-Trump T-shirt Pants on Fire!
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The photo was altered. In the original photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a T-shirt that said "nasty woman."
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PolitiFact and other news outlets have fact-checked fake photos of well-known people wearing the same anti-Donald Trump T-shirt.
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Facebook post (archived), April 24, 2024
Reverse-image searches using Google Images and TinEye, April 26, 2024
Hillary Clinton, X post, July 11, 2017
YouTube, "CNN - Trump: Clinton such a nasty woman," Oct. 19, 2016
PolitiFact, "No, this photo doesn’t show Barack Obama wearing an anti-Trump T-shirt," April 25, 2024
PolitiFact, "No, this photo doesn’t show Taylor Swift wearing an anti-Trump shirt," Feb. 12, 2024
Reuters, "Fact Check: Picture of Michelle Obama with anti-Trump shirt is altered," Nov. 14, 2023
Reuters, "Pictures of public figures altered to include t-shirt with anti-Trump message," Feb. 14, 2022
Agence France-Presse, "'Nope, not again': Manipulated images used to sell anti-Trump shirts | Fact Check," Jan. 31, 2024
NBC News, "She’s with him: Hillary Clinton steps out as a key player in Biden’s re-election effort," Dec. 10, 2023
The Associated Press, "Biden's NYC fundraiser with Obama and Clinton raised $25M, campaign says," March 29, 2024
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