WASHINGTON — QUESTION:
Is this photo of the Lincoln Memorial real?
ANSWER:
No, this photo showing graffiti on the Lincoln Memorial is fake.
SOURCES:
National Mall National Park Service
PROCESS:
The Verify team went straight to the National Mall National Park Service, as they are the caretakers of the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and other National Mall sites.
Right off the bat, Chief of Communications for National Mall and Memorial Parks Mike Litterst said, "It's a hoax, obviously."
Litterst added, "...someone did vandalize the Lincoln Memorial steps, far away from the statue and it has been already removed.”
So we can verify this rumor was false, and the photo of the Lincoln Memorial vandalism is not real.