Fact Check: Did Trump slam Abdul Carter in a social media post?
WASHINGTON, DC: A rumor has been circulating on social media platforms claiming that President Donald Trump, in a social media post, attacked footballer Abdul Carter, calling him a fool, after he called out Jaxson Dart’s appearance in a rally, sparking criticisms and speculations from online users.
Let us analyze and fact-check the claim’s authenticity.
Claim: Donald Trump calls Abdul Carter a 'fool'
The claim surfaced in the form of a screenshot showing a post by the president on his official Truth Social handle. The alleged post states, “Abdul the FOOL - thats what people are calling him and they may be right."
"He's got more posts about Jaxson Dart meeting the president than sacks on the field. A lot of talking, very little production - get in the gym, get stronger, get tougher... because if this continues, you will be shipped to Canada's FAKE football league quickly. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
While many under the comments slammed the New York Giants star, a few others came in support of him, indicating that they believe the claim to be authentic.
Fact Check: The claim originated as a satire
However, the screenshot is fake as no such post exists on Trump’s Truth Social handle.
Also, Trump’s profile picture displayed in the screenshot is different from the one on his account. Moreover, the post came from a popular sports parody account on X called ‘Football Crave,’ which describes itself in the bio as a parody account not affiliated with ‘Pop Crave.’
The viral post also included a community note stating, “The account sharing this is a parody account posting fabricated content; no such post appears on President Trump's Truth Social.”
A fact check by Grok debunked this, stating, “No, this isn't a real post from President Trump. The screenshot is fabricated satire from the parody account FootballCravee."
"There's no record of Trump posting that on Truth Social or X, and news coverage today only discusses Giants LB Abdul Carter's actual reaction to teammate Jaxson Dart introducing Trump at a rally.”
Abdul Carter mocks teammate's Trump rally appearance
The fabricated screenshot surfaced after Carter publicly reacted to one of his teammates, Jaxson Dart’s appearance at Trump’s New York rally on Friday, which sparked mixed reactions, including criticism from one of his own teammates over the warm introduction he gave before Trump took the stage.
Carter took to X, reposting the clip and sarcastically saying it was AI-generated because of how shocking it looked. “Thought this s**t was AI, what we doing man,” he wrote.
