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  • 2022-07-05 (xsd:date)
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  • Does This Image Show Bruce Springsteen Wearing A Shirt Advocating For Donald Trump To Be Convicted? (en)
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  • An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows musician Bruce Springsteen wearing a shirt that says, You can not buy happiness but you can convict Trump and that is kind of the same thing. Facebook/Screenshot Verdict: False The image is digitally altered. The original image shows Springsteen wearing a shirt without any political messaging. Fact Check: Springsteen has been vocal about his disapproval of former President Donald Trump, who he labeled a threat to our democracy in a 2020 interview with Billboard . He also called for citizens to vote Trump out of office in that year’s presidential election, according to USA Today . An image shared on Facebook over 250 times appears to show the musician wearing a black t-shirt that says, You can not buy happiness but you can convict Trump and that is kind of the same thing. (RELATED: Does This Image Show Several Public Figures Wearing ‘Keep America Trumpless’ Shirts?) The image is digitally altered. A reverse image search revealed the picture first appeared in 2015 on the Ace Show Biz photo gallery . Notably, the image was taken before Trump was elected to the presidency in 2016 and shows the singer wearing a plain black t-shirt without any political messaging. The same, unaltered picture can be found in 2015 articles published by the Daily Mail and the Spanish-language outlet Hola . Proud papa: Bruce looked casual in spotted jeans and a black T-shirt as he appeared at the event, reads the Daily Mail’s caption of the photo. This is not the first time an anti-Trump message has been edited into a picture of Springsteen. Check Your Fact previously debunked images showing Springsteen and several other celebrities wearing shirts with the phrase, Keep America Trumpless written on them. (en)
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