Are the images circulating online showing Mike Tyson wearing anti-vaccine T-shirts digitally manipulated?

Several viral images depict boxing legend Mike Tyson wearing T-shirts adorned with anti-vaccine quotes. One T-shirt in particular displays the slogan “Trust in God, not in vaccines.”

Claim

Several viral images depict boxing legend Mike Tyson wearing T-shirts adorned with anti-vaccine quotes. One T-shirt in particular displays the slogan “Trust in God, not in vaccines.”

Misleading Comment

Another T-shirt worn by Tyson promotes the documentary “Plandemic,” known for spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about Covid-19 vaccines. The shirt features the quote “Plan-demic.”

Mike Tyson knows it’s a plandemic https://t.co/rL12fHbsdX

These images have been posted across social media platforms by different users.

Fact

Mike Tyson did not wear any anti-vaccine T-shirt. The images have been digitally fabricated.

Verification

Through reverse-image search, we located the original photo which does not feature any anti-vaccine slogan. In the original image, Tyson is seen wearing a T-shirt with his own photo printed from a boxing ring.

The original image was published by several web portals in November last year.

Similarly, we discovered that this image was digitally manipulated by taking and altering a screengrab from a promotional video Tyson posted on June 23, 2020. The original quote on Tyson’s T-shirt was ‘Smartcups’.

Conclusion

Fake-News-Busters has confirmed that images depicting Tyson wearing T-shirts with anti-vaccine text have been digitally manipulated.

About the author

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *