Actor Chris Evans didn’t wear a ‘Keep America Trumpless’ t-shirt
A photo of Captain America actor Chris Evans wearing an anti-Trump t-shirt has recently gone viral, but it’s a fake. The message on Evans’ shirt actually read “State of Oregon” but was digitally replaced with an anti-Trump message. Let’s take a look at the facts.
The actor Chris Evans did not wear a shirt that says "Keep America Trumpless.”
This is a doctored photo with text on Evans’ shirt that was changed.
Fan accounts on Instagram and Twitter shared the authentic photo, which shows that the design on Evans’ t-shirt was actually the emblem from the Oregon state flag.
NewsLit takeaway
Printed messages, including those on t-shirts, are easy to doctor and should always be verified before being shared. As Dan Evon points out in his fact-check of this photo for Snopes (linked below), doctored t-shirt rumors featuring celebrities are common — and sometimes feature shirts for sale online, which underscores one possible motivation for their creation and circulation.
Featured Fact-Checks
- “Fact Check-Chris Evans was not wearing a ‘Keep America Trumpless’ t-shirt in this photo” (Reuters Fact Check).
- “Did Chris Evans Wear a ‘Keep America Trumpless’ Shirt?” (Snopes, Dan Evon).