FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Claims Donald Trump Is Selling ‘Holy Oil’ To Fund His Legal Bills
A post shared on Facebook claims 2024 presumptive Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump is purportedly selling holy oil to evangelical voters to help fund his legal bills.
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Verdict: False
The claim is false and neither appears on Trump’s TRUTH Social account nor his website. In addition, there are no credible news reports to support the claim.
Fact Check:
An appeals court reduced Trump’s bond in his New York civil fraud case from $454 billion to $175 million on Mar. 25, according to Fox News. Trump has 10 days to pay the bond, the outlet reported.
“Carrot top rtump [sic], is reduced to selling holy oil to his evangelical base to raise funds for his legal bills,” the post, shared via a public anti-Trump Facebook group, purports. The post, which has garnered over 200 likes, does not provide a source to support its claim.
The claim is false, however. Check Your Fact found no credible news reports to support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. USA Today debunked the claim via a Mar. 25 article. According to the outlet, the claim most likely circulated online following comments Rev. Al Sharpton made during a Mar. 21 appearance on the MSNBC program, “The ReidOut” with Joy Reid. While discussing Trump’s difficulties in securing the $454 billion bond for his civil fraud case, Sharpton said, “Maybe he’ll be selling blessed oil before this is over,” the outlet reported.
Likewise, the 2024 presumptive Republican nominee and former president has neither referenced the claim via his TRUTH Social account nor his official website. In addition, Trump’s spokesperson, Steven Cheung, has not publicly commented on the claim. (RELATED: X Video Purports To Show Donald Trump Slapped By Iranian Kurdish Man During Campaign Rally)
However, Trump did announce on his Truth Social account Tuesday that he will be selling “God Bless the USA” bibles, according to The Associated Press.
Check Your Fact has contacted Cheung for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.
