Altered image shows Kid Rock wearing T-shirt with anti-Biden poem | Fact check

The claim: Image shows Kid Rock wearing anti-Biden T-shirt

A Jan. 30 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) appears to show musician Kid Rock wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a poem mocking President Joe Biden, his son Hunter Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Donald Trump Jr. is posing with the singer and pointing at the shirt.

“Roses are red, Kamala’s not Black, Joe has dementia and Hunter’s on crack,” reads the message on the shirt.

The post received more than 3,000 likes in a day. Similar versions of the post accumulated hundreds of additional likes.

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The image has been digitally altered. A nearly identical image posted in January 2020 shows Kid Rock with the same hat, posture and facial expression but with a different message on his shirt.

Image is altered to show Kid Rock wearing anti-Biden shirt

Kid Rock has been an outspoken supporter of conservative causes and Republican candidates, endorsing former President Donald Trump during his political campaigns, criticizing Biden and other Democrats and even fabricating a campaign for a U.S. Senate seat as part of an album and concert tour promotion.

But the musician did not pose for a photograph with Trump Jr. while wearing an anti-Biden T-shirt. The image in the Instagram post has been altered to make it appear as if he did.

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A nearly identical image was posted to Instagram by Trump Jr. on Jan. 3, 2020, at the Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach, Florida. It shows Trump and Kid Rock posing together, and the musician is wearing the same hat with the same posture and expression on his face. Trump Jr. is dressed identically and points at Kid Rock in both images.

In the original image, the musician wears a T-shirt that mocks a different Democrat – California Rep. Adam Schiff. When the photo was taken, the congressman was leading the prosecution of Trump in his first impeachment trial.

The post’s caption directs readers to a link where they may purchase the anti-Biden shirt.

USA TODAY has previously debunked other altered images of celebrities appearing to wear political T-shirts, including those showing Taylor Swift, Sylvester Stallone, Ben Affleck and George Clooney.

USA TODAY reached out to one of the Instagram users who shared the post but did not immediately receive a response. The other social media users could not be reached.

Our fact-check sources:

• Donald Trump Jr., Jan. 3, 2020, Instagram post

• People, Jan. 3, 2020, Kid Rock Visits Trump's Golf Club, Poses for Photo with Donald Trump Jr. in 'Bull-Schiff' Shirt

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