Trump’s Supposed Denzel Washington Endorsement Turns Out to Be Fake News

President Donald Trump’s claim that Denzel Washington is MAGA turned out to be false.

Trump shared a fabricated quote from a social media account called Red Eagle Updates on his Truth Social platform and reposted it to X early Monday morning.

The post claimed the Oscar-winning actor issued a statement saying he’s a “proud” Trump supporter. There was just one problem: Washington never said it.

The questionable post began with “BOOM,” then credited a made-up endorsement to the Training Day star.

“I’ve worked with a lot of people in my life, and I’ve never met anyone braver, smarter, or who cares more about America than Donald Trump. He’s a great friend and an even better president. I’m proud to be a steadfast supporter, and I’ll never apologize for it. God Bless America and our president,” the quote said.

The post even included a question asking: “Do you agree with Denzel? YES or NO?”

Fact-checking site Snopes dug into the original post on Oct. 10. After searching Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google and Yahoo, the outlet rated the quote as an “incorrect attribution,” saying it found no credible reporting that Washington made the statement.

Making matters worse, Snopes said “the exact same quote” was previously attributed to Matthew McConaughey and Mick Jagger. Same endorsement, different celebrities.

After Trump reshared the post, a rep for Washington weighed in and confirmed the quote was bogus.

Alan Nierob of PMK Entertainment told The Washington Post the statement was “not real” and said he had “no idea where it came from.”

Newsweek checked federal election records and on Monday reported Washington previously donated $28,500 to support former President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign and $27,000 to support former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, when she ran against Trump.

On Saturday, Trump appeared at a midterm election rally in Clarksville, Tennessee and told supporters: “I could say the stupidest things and you’d clap.”

Some of the people seated behind him did indeed clap, although others laughed it off. Seconds later, Trump walked his comment back and told the crowd, “But we don’t say the stupidest things.”