The claim
Trump lowering his head while shaking hands with Xi Jinping during Trump’s May 2026 visit to Beijing.
Original review summary
FactCrescendo reports that video and press photographs show Trump and Xi upright during a standard handshake, with no bow. It says the viral image appears to have been digitally altered to change Trump’s posture.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FactCrescendo Sri Lanka original review
Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026