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Fake: President Trump's Chest Xray

Hind Khoudary Hind Khoudary
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4th October 2020
Fake: President Trump's Chest Xray
No Xray for Trump was released(Screenshot).

The Claim

Walter Reed Hospital releases President Trump’s chest x-ray. 

Emerging story

After President Donald Trump announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, social media users claimed that Walter Reed Medical Center released his x-ay. Social media users shared a picture of the x-ray. 
The picture circulating has the following text: 
"FROM HIS DR'S EXAM AT WALTER REED HAS BEEN LEAKED." 
 

The picture circulating with the claim attracted thousands of users.

Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar's investigation found the circulating claim false. Using TinEye, we found that the picture circulating has been first found in 2013 without any text. 
The picture was created by Nick Veasey, a British artist that uses radiation-emitting x-ray technology.

However, we didn't find any evidence or document that proves the Walter Reed Hospital released an x-ray. The same picture was shared in 2019.
 

Misbar’s Classification

Fake

Misbar’s Sources

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