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A photograph of a group of partially naked women has been shared thousands of times in posts on Facebook and Instagram alongside a claim it shows people who have gathered to scream at Trump through their vaginas. The claim is false; the photograph was actually part of a 2014 feminist arts project and has nothing to do with US President Donald Trump. The image was shared in this Facebook post on April 21, 2019. It has been shared nearly 300 times since. The photo shows a group of women holding up their skirts to expose their vaginas. The text above the photo states: Not a joke. They gathered to scream at Trump through their vaginas. These are the people who want to control the government and teach your kids. Below is a screenshot of the post: Screenshot of the misleading post The same photo was shared with a similar claim on Instagram here . It was also shared more than 8,000 times after being shared on Facebook here in June 2018. The claim is false; the photograph was actually part of a 2014 feminist arts project and has nothing to do with US President Donald Trump. A Google reverse image search found the image used in the misleading posts was published on websites here and here . The websites state the photograph was taken as part of a feminist movement called Raising the Skirt. On this website, artist Nicola Hunter state that Raising the Skirt was an arts project created in 2014. Raising the Skirt highlights questions around gender, body politics and continues to develop research on the anthropological body, exploring ways that social, cultural and political dynamics are shaping the perception and understanding of the human body and how these interactions are interpreted through social engagement, it states on the website. The website's description of the project does not mention Donald Trump. The original photo is available here in a photo gallery on the website, which contains images of nudity. Below is a screenshot of the image: CAUTION: NUDITY Show Screenshot of the photo on Raising the Skirt website Hide Hunter told AFP in an email that the photograph was taken as part of her arts project. Screenshot of the email from Nicola Hunter
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