A photo supposedly showing former U.S. President Donald Trump with his daughter Ivanka as a child, posing on a bed, has circulated online for years. Critics of the former president have shared it as alleged evidence of him supposedly acting inappropriately towards her.
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But whether the photo depicted an authentic moment between the father and daughter was unknown. We have been unable to find reliable evidence with which to determine if the photo is real. In other words, it's unknown if, or to what extent, digital-editing software created the image.
The photo surfaced on X (formerly Twitter) in January 2024 and has existed on various other social media platforms, including Facebook, Imgur, Pinterest, Quora, and Reddit. TinEye reverse-image search results showed it has circulated online at least since 2016. "Does [Trump] have any clue how this looks to strangers?" One Reddit user commented on the image.
Snopes reached out to Trump's 2024 presidential campaign to ask about the in-question image. We asked if it was authentic, and, if so, for details on the location and timing of the photoshoot. We will update this report when, or if, we receive a response.
It's worth noting that, in many early posts with the image, it was seemingly a photo of a printed photograph. "From the Trump family photo album," one X post claimed without evidence. It's unknown if a hard copy of the photo exists, and, if so, where. We did not find a mention of it in any published source.