Fact Check

Photo Shows Keanu Reeves Holding Pro-Trump T-Shirt?

"Like the majority of sane Americans, Keanu despises trump," one Facebook user commented.

Published Sept. 30, 2024

 (Facebook user Social Distance Powwow)
Image courtesy of Facebook user Social Distance Powwow
Claim:
A photograph shared on social media in September 2024 authentically showed actor Keanu Reeves holding a pro-Trump T-shirt.

In mid-September 2024, a photo allegedly showing actor Keanu Reeves holding a pro-Trump T-shirt spread on social media.

The item of clothing displayed variations of the slogan "NEVER STOP FIGHTING TO SAVE AMERICA," and included an image from the attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump in July 2024.

"Keenu Reeves joined the Trump train," one X user captioned the picture (archived).

The photo of Reeves also appeared on Facebook in July 2024, with the latter post amassing more than 39,000 reactions as of this writing.

One Facebook user who appeared to believe the image was authentic commented: "Like the majority of sane Americans, Keanu despises trump."

However, the picture of the actor was digitally altered to include a pro-Trump T-shirt, therefore we have rated it as fake.

(Facebook user Social Distance Powwow, Getty Images)

The original photograph, which was published by Getty Images on Nov. 8, 2017, does not show Reeves holding such a T-shirt.

(Getty Images)

Getty's caption for the original Reeves photograph read:

Keanu Reeves attends Arch press conference at EICMA 2017, the International Motorcycle Fair, on November 8, 2017 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

TinEye reverse image search results revealed similar doctored images of the "John Wick" actor holding various T-shirts.

(TinEye)

Snopes has covered numerous similar rumors featuring celebrities allegedly wearing political T-shirts:

Sources

Dobrin, Nikki. "No, Ryan Reynolds Didn't Wear T-Shirt Saying 'Kamala Removes Nasty Orange Stains.'" Snopes, 6 Aug. 2024, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/ryan-reynolds-harris-shirt/.

Ibrahim, Nur. "Did Tom Hanks Wear 'Nope Not Again' Anti-Trump T-Shirt?" Snopes, 24 Jan. 2024, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/tom-hanks-anti-trump-t-shirt/.

"Keanu Reeves Attends Arch Press Conference at EICMA 2017, The..." Getty Images, 8 Nov. 2017, https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/keanu-reeves-attends-arch-press-conference-at-eicma-2017-news-photo/871692840.

Liles, Jordan. "Did Taylor Swift Wear a 'Nope Not Again,' Anti-Trump T-Shirt in 2024?" Snopes, 18 Jan. 2024, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/taylor-swift-trump-shirt/.

TinEye Reverse Image Search. https://tineye.com/search/d1546d05b66fa1bbc084ea7f691dcdbc3c212ddf?sort=crawl_date&order=asc&page=1. Accessed 26 Sept. 2024.

Aleksandra Wrona is a reporting fellow for Snopes, based in the Warsaw, Poland, area.