Image shows former President Donald Trump golfing July 23 with “no wound. No bandage.”
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Images of Trump golfing without an ear injury are from before the assassination attempt, not after
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- These images are from a video shared July 23 on YouTube, but the footage — former President Donald Trump playing a round with professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau — was taken before the July 13 assassination attempt.
Former President Donald Trump’s ear was injured in an assassination attempt at a July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. In the days after, he donned bandages that inspired his supporters to wear similar ear coverings.
But some social media posts have cast doubt on Trump’s wound.
"He was golfing yesterday," a July 24 Threads post said. "No wound. No bandage."
The post included several images of Trump golfing.
It was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram.)
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These images appear to be from a video professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau posted July 23 on YouTube. The video shows DeChambeau and Trump playing golf at Trump’s New Jersey golf club, Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit organization assisting veterans with mental health care and rehabilitation services.
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One of the Threads post’s images shows someone wearing a bright pink shirt and dark pants. A man wearing the same outfit appears in the YouTube video.
Although the YouTube video was posted online after the shooting, DeChambeau said on X a few hours after sharing the video that it "was filmed during the first week of July, before I traveled overseas and prior to the incident that occurred in Butler, PA. DeChambeau added that he wanted to "clear any speculation."
We rate claims the images in this Threads post show Trump after the assassination attempt False.
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Threads post, July 24, 2024
X post, July 23, 2024
PolitiFact, Ear, ear: Donald Trump didn’t say he lost his ‘whole ear’ in assassination attempt, July 22, 2024
Golf, Why Donald Trump-Bryson DeChambeau viral golf round was so captivating, July 25, 2024
YouTube, Can I Break 50 With President Donald Trump?, July 23, 2024
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Images of Trump golfing without an ear injury are from before the assassination attempt, not after
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