{
  "id": 14240747,
  "title": "Fact check: Trump posts fake quote of Denzel Washington supposedly praising him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/fact-check-trump-posts-fake-quote-of-denzel-washington-supposedly",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T15:57:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/fact-check-trump-posts-fake-quote-of-denzel-washington-supposedly-praising-him/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump has once again shared a fabricated quote on social media, attributing it to the renowned actor Denzel Washington. This is not the first time that Washington has been falsely linked to a praise for Trump. Earlier, this type of misleading quote was wrongly attributed to celebrities Mick Jagger and Matthew McConaughey, as reported by the fact-checking website Snopes. The practice of false claims about Washington publicly declaring his support for Trump has been circulating on the internet for years, despite Washington generally staying out of public politics. Federal records, however, show that Washington did make donations to support Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama in 2008 and Hillary Clinton in 2016. Trump, known for using his social media platforms to spread his own false claims and amplify others', had previously shared a similarly fabricated quote about himself, falsely attributed to former President Ronald Reagan in 2019. This spring, he shared a fake quote attacking former President Obama, which a pro-Trump commentator had mistakenly attributed to Republican Senator John Kennedy. The fake praise falsely attributed to Washington was posted by Trump on Monday morning on his Truth Social platform. The post, originally made on Saturday by a pro-Trump X account called \"Red Eagle Updates,\" featured the words: \"BOOM,\" followed by the quote from Washington. The supposed quote claimed that Washington had never met anyone braver, smarter, or who cared more about America than Trump, and that he is proud to be a steadfast supporter. Media outlets like MeidasTouch and Mediaite quickly flagged the quote as fake on Monday morning. Alan Nierob, a representative for Washington, confirmed to The Washington Post that the quote was \"not real\" and expressed confusion over its origin.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump has shared another fake quote on social media, this time a fabricated comment in which “Denzel Washington” supposedly heaps praise upon him.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}