Boos edited into 2020 video of Trump, not filmed at Super Bowl | Fact check
The claim: Video shows crowd booing Trump at 2025 Super Bowl
A Feb. 9 Threads video (direct link, archive link) appears to show President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walking onto a football field amid a chorus of boos.
"Trump gets booed at the superbowl (sic)," reads the post's caption.
The post was reposted more than 100 times in a day. Other versions of the claim were shared on Threads and TikTok.
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The boos were edited into a 2020 video of the president walking onto the field at the College Football National Championship. The original footage shows the crowd cheering.
Boos edited into 2020 Trump video
Donald Trump made headlines on Feb. 9 as the only sitting president to attend the Super Bowl, sitting in a suite beside New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson and several other Cabinet members and VIPs.
Though the president's presence sparked mixed reactions online, the Threads video doesn't show him being booed at the game.
North Carolina TV station ABC11 shared the original footage of the president and first lady on YouTube in January 2020. The video was captured at the College Football National Championship, according to the caption, not the Super Bowl. The president was walking on the field at the Mercedez-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, which was later renamed the Caesars Superdome, where the Super Bowl was played.
The original 2020 footage shows the crowd cheering for Donald Trump, not booing.
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The National Football League shared a video on YouTube on Feb. 9 of Donald Trump appearing on the jumbotron at the Super Bowl, and the clip features widespread cheers from the crowd.
The president also walked on the field before the game to meet and take a photo with a group of first responders. Footage shared on YouTube by Forbes likewise showed a nearby crowd greeting the president with cheers.
Paste BN reached out to the user who shared the post for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Lead Stories also debunked the claim.
Our fact-check sources
- ABC11 News (YouTube), Jan. 14, 2020, President Trump cheered taking field at College Football Championship game
- NFL (YouTube), Feb. 9, Jon Batiste Sings the National Anthem at Super Bowl LIX
- Forbes Breaking News (YouTube), Feb. 9, FULL ON-FIELD APPEARANCE: Trump Goes Onto The Field At Caesars Superdome In New Orleans, Louisiana
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