1. Skip to content 2. Jump to main navigation 3. Jump to other DW offers * Latest videos ## Regions * Germany * Europe * Middle East * Africa * Asia * North America * Latin America ## Topics * Health * Climate * Human rights * Migration * Innovation ## Departments * Business * Science * Environment * Culture * Sports Live TV Latest videos In focus Middle East EscalationUkraine WarFloods and floods Advertisement PoliticsUnited States of America # Fact check: Was Trump's ear unharmed in the assassination attempt? Amjid Khurwat 07/18/202418\. July 2024 In a viral post on X, a user claims that Donald Trump's ear "zero damage" from a bullet and a photo proves this. But that Picture of the former US President is old. A fact check from DW. Copy link ![\\"Screenshot](\\"\\")An X user claims that Trump's ear has no exhibit injury. But the picture was taken in 2022. (Screenshot: X.com)Image: X Advertisement Since the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump on July 13th during a campaign rally for the 2024 presidential election A wave of disinformation is flooding social networks. To the Particularly common claims include the statement that Donald Trump is with remained unscathed after the attack. A supposedly "current" document is supposed to be used as evidence Photo of the US presidential candidate that shows Trump's right ear without shows any injury. The DW fact check team is responsible for the origin of the photo and verified the claim. Claim: In a post on X (archived here), a user claims: \"This picture of Trump was taken today. There is no sign on his ear Wound, zero damage seen from a bullet. Everything about Trump is a fraud or Vertigo\". The post was published on July 16th and in the first 24th Hours viewed more than 2.4 million times. Another post with a similar one Claim garnered 3.4 million views. DW Fact Check: False. The picture that is supposed to prove that Trump's ear was allegedly not damaged have, is not current. It was taken at an event that a few years ago. A search using the keywords "Trump picks JD Vance as vice-president" (translated: \"Trump nominates JD Vance as vice president\") leads us to one Image from the Reuters news agency archive that matches the image from the post very similar to the claim. The reverse image search confirms this Supposition. And after checking with Google Lens search function we find out that the original image is from September 17, 2022. ![\\"Photo](\\" The photo from the viral post on X only shows a section of the photo from 2022 Image: Gaelen Morse/REUTERS The nearly two-year-old photo was released to Reuters on July 15, 2024 The reporters made it available and used it as an archive image marked. Many media houses used it to increase reporting the nomination of JD Vance as Trump's vice presidential candidate illustrate. Obviously this led to many people using the image for kept current. The original caption for the image at Reuters reads: "FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump listens as JD Vance speaks during a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S., September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse/File Photo.\" In the picture, Donald Trump listens to JD Vance's speech during the Election campaign event in Ohio as the politician fought for his entry into the Senate as a representative of the state of Ohio. The date and time The recording according to metadata is: \"17/09/2022 - 20:41:19.\" The image used in the false claim about Trump's ear was taken from the Original image from July 17, 2022 cut out and the brightness of the image has been increased, as you can see in our picture comparison. ![\\"Left:](\\"\\"/)![\\"Left:](\\"\\") Left: An archive image of Trump and JD Vance at the election rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on September 17, 2022. Right: The two politicians during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 15, 2024. Image: Gaelen Morse/REUTERS | Andrew Kelly/REUTERS Donald Trump's clothes in the 2022 picture and his outfit during of the party conference on July 15, 2024 are very similar, which leads to confusion could have contributed. But Vance's suits and ties are on The two images differ significantly. Another indication that it the false claim is an older picture. In addition, several agency images show that Donald Trump at the party conference Republican in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, wore a bandage on his right ear. The 78-year-old appeared on stage with a white bandage on his ear and officially became a presidential candidate to the cheers of his supporters for the November elections. The claim that Trump's ear remained undamaged is therefore verifiable incorrect. This article was adapted from English. Amjid Khurwat Author Send us your feedback! Your participation Advertisement Skip the next section More on the topic ## More on the topic ### A viral X-post claiming that Trump's ear was after the Attempted attack "nothing broken at all" x.com ### The archived post claiming that Trump's ear was after the Attempted attack "nothing broken at all" archive.is ### Archived X-Post with similar claim that the ear has grown back archive.ph View more posts Skip the next section Related Topics ## Similar topics Fact checkDemocratic Party (USA)US election 2024US presidential election 2020Republican Party (USA)New YorkSupreme Court of the United StatesKamala HarrisUnited States of America (USA)Donald Trump ## Company * About Us * Press * DW Global Media Forum in English ## Offers from DW * Learn German * DW Academy ## Service * Newsletters * Reception * FAQs * Contact * Topics from A to Z * Headlines ## B2B * Business & Sales *Travel * Advertising * German News Service ## Follow us on © 2024 Deutsche WelleData protectionImprintDeclaration on AccessibilityPrivacy settings
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