FACT CHECK: Was Trump Booed At The Super Bowl?

Christine Sellers | Fact Check Reporter

A video shared on X purports to show President Donald Trump being booed at Super Bowl LIX.

Verdict: False

The original video is from January 2020 and shows Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, at the College Football National Championship. A clip of Trump attending Super Bowl LIX shared on X shows he received cheers from the crowd, not boos.

Fact Check:

Trump attended Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, according to ABC News. Trump is the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl, the outlet reported.

The X video purports to show Trump being booed at Super Bowl LIX. In the video, Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump walk onto the field amid apparent booing from the crowd. The video, which bears a label indicating it originally stems from TikTok, also features superimposed text reading, “Boo The Bast-rd.”

The claim is false, however. The original video is from January 2020 and shows Trump and his wife at the College Football National Championship. “President Donald Trump and wife Melania Trump receive an ovation at the College Football National Championship,” the video’s description reads. At no point in the video are Trump and his wife booed.

Likewise, a video clip of Trump attending Super Bowl LIX shared on X shows he received cheers from the crowd, not boos. In the video, Trump can be seen saluting during the National Anthem while his eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, stands to his right.

“WATCH: Cheers as Trump is shown saluting at tonight’s #SuperBowl,” the video’s caption reads.

In addition, Trump did not reference the purported claim via his personal or government X accounts, his TRUTH Social account, or his verified social media accounts. (RELATED: X Image Showing Netanyahu With Trump Musk Is AI-Generated)

Check Your Fact also did not find any credible news reports to support the claim. If Trump actually had been booed at the Super Bowl, multiple media outlets would’ve covered it, yet none have. Actually, the opposite is true. On Feb. 10, Lead Stories debunked the claim, indicating the original video was from 2020.

Check Your Fact has contacted the White House for comment.

Christine Sellers

Fact Check Reporter

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