Uncovering the truth behind 16 Trump statue and sculpture claims

Over the years, U.S. President Donald Trump has been depicted in many unusual ways – as golden statues, wax figures, protest sculptures and even as a Buddha. Some of these depictions literally existed as three-dimensional effigies (for instance, in October, photos purportedly showed a large gold sculpture of a naked Trump in the European Parliament; we found the sculpture was real), while others only existed in manipulated images or misleading posts. That was far from the first time a claim about a Trump statue spread on social media. Here are 16 examples Snopes has investigated over the years: By Aleksandra Wrona Aleksandra Wrona is a reporting fellow for Snopes, based in the Warsaw, Poland, area. Article Tags