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55. Politifact- President Donald Trump says Kilmar Abrego Garcia has "'MS-13' on his knuckles." Pants on Fire!

Wed Apr 30, 2025, 07:12 PM

Apr 30

trump is caught in yet another lie

PolitiFact
Trump stated yesterday in ABC interview: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “had ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles tattooed. He had ‘MS’ as clear as you can be. Not 'interpreted.’”
Pants on Fire!
They don’t appear in other photos including one shared by Salvadoran government--and more

Link to tweet

In an interview with ABC News’ Terry Moran, President Donald Trump doubled and tripled down on whether deportee Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has MS13, representing the MS-13 gang, tattooed on his knuckles. Trump cited an altered image as evidence.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/apr/30/donald-trump/trump-abrego-garcia-hand-tattoos-abc-news/

Our ruling
Trump said Abrego Garcia "had ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles tattooed. … He had ‘MS’ as clear as you can be. Not 'interpreted.’"

The figures M, S, 1 and 3 and the words below the symbols don’t appear in other photographs of Abrego Garcia’s hand, including one shared by the Salvadoran government.

Experts in MS-13 and other gangs say the pictorial tattoos shown are not typical designs for MS-13 or other gangs, and they say that several of those tattoos are commonly used by people unaffiliated with gangs.

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Trump Argues With ABC's Terry Moran About Photoshopped Image: 'He Had MS-13 On His Knuckles Tattooed!' [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 30 OP

Rated: Pants on 🔥 underpants Apr 30 #1

too many are falling for the trap cadoman Apr 30 #23

Seeing it all over X underpants Apr 30 #32

It is obvious MS-13 was photoshopped. Prof. Toru Tanaka Apr 30 #2

Also, the color of the letters 'M S 13' are black, digitally 'typed' over Jrose Apr 30 #6

wait, he's claiming that those letters and numbers are really a part of the photo???? Javaman Apr 30 #7

"He should have just used his sharpie." Prof. Toru Tanaka Apr 30 #10

Yep. He sure is. Wiz Imp Apr 30 #36

I know, right? 😄 electric_blue68 Apr 30 #53

More than obvious....it's fucking LAUGHABLE. Hell a ten year old with a paint program Bengus81 Apr 30 #49

I could do better in PowerPoint Luvcatz14 Apr 30 #51

Yup! 😄 Its Only funny bc of how badly it's done! electric_blue68 Apr 30 #54

The video of him meeting with Senator van Hollen clearly showed no such MS-13 tattoo. TheRickles Apr 30 #62

Moran is being so deferential, apologetically trying to say Trump is...go anead, Terry, just say it...A FUCKING LIAR! sop Apr 30 #3

I give Moran credit for explicitly telling Trump he was wrong Wiz Imp Apr 30 #37

OMFG, he's so fucking delusional and dumb!!! LymphocyteLover Apr 30 #4

Moran vs. Moron. Itchinjim Apr 30 #5

And he had a cook book for how to prepare Dog and Cat Tacos. mackdaddy Apr 30 #8

I see it differently. Janeyre Apr 30 #9

Yep. Moran pushed back while other journalists have refused to do so. Wiz Imp Apr 30 #38

Wow k_buddy762 Apr 30 #11

The idiots "who would believe it" are the same ones who elected him in the first place BumRushDaShow Apr 30 #12

But that's what Trump is saying Prairie Gates Apr 30 #14

But Trump is an idiot k_buddy762 Apr 30 #19

Huh? Prairie Gates Apr 30 #20

I don't take him seriously at all k_buddy762 Apr 30 #22

Approximately 1/3 of the population of this country not only take what Trump says Wiz Imp Apr 30 #40

Who I've called The Crazy Third for decades. rickyhall Apr 30 #50

What QANON and Pizzagate do to a populace. SouthBayDem Apr 30 #25

Well, you may have an argument about whether Trump is actually human or not Wiz Imp Apr 30 #39

My God Jughead Apr 30 #13

My CAT could do a better photoshop job! Wiz Imp Apr 30 #41

Just as DJT falsely accused the Central Park Five of Jrose Apr 30 #15

After watching that interview, all I can say is Ray Bruns Apr 30 #16

Looks like a staffer got his hands on MS Paint from a Windows 95 machine. Torchlight Apr 30 #17

Photo-shopped. And a clumsy job of it, too. marble falls Apr 30 #18

A Simple solution to this Hieronymus Phact Apr 30 #21

And his face. Justice matters. Apr 30 #43

The problem is Hieronymus Phact Apr 30 #45

The stupid, it burns. mwb970 Apr 30 #24

I had never heard of you ... dweller Apr 30 #26

Serious question. What is the technical term for the overlays? John1956PA Apr 30 #27

Photoshop or not Wiz Imp Apr 30 #42

So stupid Lemon Lyman Apr 30 #28

To Contenue... multigraincracker Apr 30 #29

Any German speakers here? There are so many times I wonder if German was his 1st language, tanyev Apr 30 #30

DFW is living in Germany at the moment and is fluent (his wife is German) BumRushDaShow Apr 30 #31

And trump has " MASTER PUTIN" tattooed on his ass. republianmushroom Apr 30 #33

Trump won that interaction Cirsium Apr 30 #34

Nope. Even many of his supporters know that the MS13 isn't tattooed directly on the guy's hand Wiz Imp Apr 30 #44

I doubt that very much Cirsium Apr 30 #46

Here's an article from Breitbart and the author clearly acknowledges MS13 isn't tattooed dirctly n the hand Wiz Imp Apr 30 #47

OK Cirsium Apr 30 #48

Yes, but, Trump is entitled to alternate facts /s Oneironaut Apr 30 #35

Trump knows they are photoshopped, he's just gaslighting. It's what he does, he never breaks character. Blues Heron Apr 30 #52

Politifact- President Donald Trump says Kilmar Abrego Garcia has "'MS-13' on his knuckles." Pants on Fire! LetMyPeopleVote Apr 30 #55

Everything that comes outta his mouth BumRushDaShow Apr 30 #56

I wish someone would ask the orange Hitler if would swear on the Bible he is 100% sure that it was Kilmars kimbutgar Apr 30 #57

He didn't even swear on the bibles presented to him BumRushDaShow Apr 30 #58

And I have to wonder how those MAGAloon christofascists still worship this false prophet kimbutgar Apr 30 #59

He unleashed their hate and anger BumRushDaShow Apr 30 #60

As Bugs Bunny used to say: Fiendish Thingy Apr 30 #61

Trump is lying LetMyPeopleVote Apr 30 #63