Photo shows Obama with Clooney in 2019, not with Jeffrey Epstein | Fact check

The claim: Obama was with Jeffrey Epstein in a boat with a girl

A Jan. 9 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a picture of former President Barack Obama in a boat with a young girl and a man identified as Jeffrey Epstein, the late disgraced financier and alleged sex trafficker.

"Where were these 2 going with a girl in a boat?" the caption reads in Spanish.

En Español: Obama no fue de paseo en barco con Epstein. Foto muestra a Obama con Clooney | Fact check

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Our rating: False

Obama was not with Epstein in the boat. The photo shows Obama with the actor George Clooney during a boat ride in Italy in June 2019. Epstein is not present in this photo.

Obama was on vacation with family

While Obama was vacationing in Europe with his family in June 2019, they went on a boat ride with Clooney and his family on Lake Como, where the actor owns a home.

USA TODAY published a photo that showed Obama's and Clooney's wives and other people present on the cruise.

The post also claims Obama visited Epstein Island, but there is no evidence to support that assertion.

Obama's name was not mentioned in the newly unsealed documents from a lawsuit tied to Epstein, as USA TODAY noted in a prior fact check.

Fact check: What's true and false about Jeffrey Epstein and the individuals on his list

The Facebook post also mentions former President Donald Trump, Prince Andrew and other individuals named in court documents, though not all are accused of wrongdoing. However, some of the famous people named in the post, such as John Travolta, Beyoncé and Katy Perry, have not been mentioned on the "Epstein List" or in any reputable reporting connected to Epstein.

USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the post for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

Our fact-check sources:

• CBS News, June 25, 2019, The Obamas hang out with the Clooneys on glamorous Lake Como vacation

• USA TODAY, June 24, 2019, Barack Obama and George Clooney take a boat ride on Lake Como

• USA TODAY, Jan. 28, Obama, Oprah, Kimmel among names on fabricated Epstein island visitor list

• USA TODAY, Jan. 3, Fact check: Clinton and Trump are named in Jeffrey Epstein documents; no wrongdoing alleged

• USA TODAY, Jan 3, Fact check: What's true and false about Jeffrey Epstein and the individuals on his list

• USA TODAY, Jan. 4, Jeffrey Epstein document release highlights his sprawling connections across states

• Newsweek, Jan. 8, Fact Check: Does Epstein List Include Beyoncé, Dwayne Johnson and More?

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