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An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows actor Dwayne The Rock Johnson wearing an anti-Trump shirt. Verdict: False The image is digitally altered. The original image does not show Johnson wearing a shirt with any political messaging. Fact Check: Johnson, known for films such as Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle and The Scorpion King, endorsed then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in September 2020, according to CNN . Johnson has also expressed interest in running for president and has spoken to news outlets about how he would approach a decision to run, Newsweek reported . The Facebook image shows Johnson wearing sunglasses and a shirt that says, Keep America Trumpless. The image appears to be a screenshot from a TikTok video that is captioned, The Rock has spoken. (RELATED: Did Sylvester Stallone Wear This Pro-Trump Shirt?) A reverse image search reveals the image is altered and stems from a promotional photo the actor took for his 2015 film San Andreas. In the original, Johnson is walking in front of a helicopter wearing a plain t-shirt without any political messaging on it. The same, unedited image has been shared by several news outlets including USA Today and The Stranger . This is not the first time social media users have shared fake images of celebrities wearing anti-Trump shirts. Check Your Fact previously corrected an image claiming to show actor Brad Pitt wearing a Keep America Trumpless shirt. Check Your Fact has also debunked other false claims about Johnson, including a viral post that purportedly showed him wearing a Flush the Turd on November Third t-shirt.
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