Social media users are sharing the old photo as new, with some falsely presenting it as evidence that Trump was not injured by the gunfire.
A photo that appears to show Trump’s ear with no damage after the attempted assassination is actually from 2022
Republican Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance speaks as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2022. Follow AP’s live coverage of the investigation into the Trump rally shooting and the Republican National Convention. CLAIM: A photo taken on Monday shows former President Donald Trump with no damage to his right ear, contrary to reports that it was injured in anwas taken on Sept. 17, 2022, at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, for then-U.S. Senate candidate JD Vance. Trump appeared at the Republican National Convention Monday night with aTHE FACTS:
“The top part of his ear grew back,” reads one X post from Monday night that had received approximately 40,000 likes and 13,200 shares as of Tuesday. “” Another X post from Monday night states: “This image of Trump was taken today. There is absolutely nothing wrong with his ear, and it has zero damage, FROM A BULLET. Everything about Trump is a con or a grift.” It received approximately 26,000 likes and 8,600 shares.FACT FOCUS: A look at ominous claims around illegal immigration made at the Republican conventionThe version spreading online is cropped to show only Trump and is zoomed in to show the former president’s ear more clearly.
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