Skip to main content * English * Français ![\\"Home\\"](\\"/themes/custom/africacheck/images/logo.svg\\"/) ## Main navigation * Fact-checks * Reports * Factsheets * Guides * Spot Checks * Blog * Meta programme fact-checks * Republish our work * Who we are * Our team * Our impact * How we are funded * Partners * Get in touch * What we do * Info Finder * African Fact-Checking Awards * Corrections * Fact-checking research * Training * Media Literacy * Educator knowledge hub * How we fact-check * Corrections policy * Code of principles * How we rate claims * Get Involved * Donate * Submit a claim to fact-check * Partner with us * Join our team * Fact-checking tips * Quizzes Donate Back to Africa Check No, photo doesn’t show Schwarzenegger sleeping under his statue after being turned away from hotel ![](\\"/sites/default/files/styles/hero_lg/public/2019/05/Schwarzenegger.png?h=2240b8e9&itok=iZxnhXp9\\"/) # No, photo doesn’t show Schwarzenegger sleeping under his statue after being turned away from hotel Published on 13 May 2019 FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmailShare FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedInShare A photo of Hollywood actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger “sleeping in the street” next to a bronze statue of himself has been making the rounds on social media in Kenya and South Africa.Shared 74 times and attracting 195 comments on a Kenyan Facebook group with nearly 2 million members, the photo’s caption details a phoney grace-to-grass story.It says Schwarzenegger inaugurated the statue when he was governor and was promised a free room whenever he was in town.“When Arnold stepped down as governor and went to the hotel, the administration refused to give him a room arguing that he should pay for it, since they were in great demand,” it reads.He then bought a sleeping bag and lay down in it next to the statue.The post says he “explained what he wanted to convey”: “When I was in an important position, they always complimented me, and when I lost this position, they forgot about me and did not keep their promise.“Do not trust your position or the amount of money you have, nor your power, nor your intelligence, it will not last.”![\\"\\"](\\"/sites/default/files/schwarzenegger-sleeping- statue.jpg\\") ## Actor in Ohio for movie shoot The photo is real, but its caption is not.Schwarzenegger posed for the photo as a joke on 15 January 2016 when he was in Columbus, Ohio shooting the movie Aftermath, according to entertainment website E News.The actor then posted it on Instagram with the caption, “How times have changed.”E News explained that that he had decided to “poke a little fun” at himself during the shoot. US media personality Perez Hilton also captured the moment on his website.And the statue of Schwarzenegger is actually outside the Greater Columbus Convention Center – not a hotel.It was originally installed outside the Franklin County Veterans Memorial in 2012, before being relocated to the convention centre in 2014.The post also claims Schwarzenegger was turned away from the “hotel” when he “lost his position”. Article V (section 2) of California constitution sets out that a governor can only serve two terms of four years each.Schwarzenegger successfully served two terms and then stepped down, as required by law. He did not lose the position.The photo’s caption has also been checked by Snopes and found to be false – Dancan Bwire (13/05/19) ### Republish our content for free We believe that everyone needs the facts. You can republish the text of this article free of charge, both online and in print. However, we ask that you pay attention to these simple guidelines. In a nutshell: 1\. 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