Donald Trump Jr. did not tweet asking protesters to wear clean clothes
The tweet is fabricated and was originally shared by an account that posts parody content.
(Reuters) - A fabricated tweet shared by a parody account has some users online believing that Donald Trump Jr. asked supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump to shower and show up in clean clothes to protest his father’s indictment.
The screenshot of the fake tweet reads: “MAGA: If you are going to protest outside of the Manhattan DA's office you MUST be wearing clean clothes and have taken a shower. Trump is NOT low-class” (here).
The tweet could not be found on Donald Trump Jr.’s official Twitter account @DonaldJTrumpJr (twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr), (bit.ly/3Ui06nm) , nor is there a record of such a tweet in Twitter archives (here).
Liz Harrington, a spokesperson for former president Trump, did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The fabricated tweet was originally generated by a satirical account with the handle @FaithRubPol (here). The account biography states: “Trying to understand this crazy world & get a few laughs. Most of our screenshots are parodies”.
Reuters has addressed previous fabricated tweets created by this account that fooled social media users (here), (here).
VERDICT
Satire. The tweet is fabricated and was originally shared by an account that posts parody content.
