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Think Trump’s Rally Looks Like A Cavalier Event? It Should

That's because the photo comes from an event celebrating a national championship — 2,000 miles away.

Fernando Alfonso, Patch Contributing WriterVerified Patch Staff Badge
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HOUSTON, TX -- A viral photo showing a massive crowd of people filling the roadways of a city was not taken during President Donald Trump's visit to Houston Monday, despite claims otherwise on social media. The photo was actually taken in June 2016 during a parade in downtown Cleveland to celebrate the Cavaliers' NBA championship, the Chronicle-Telegram reported. The image was snapped by Telegram photographer Bruce Bishop with the help of DroneWerx.

A real aerial photo from the Trump rally can be seen below.

Trump rallied support for Sen. Ted Cruz in Houston Monday at the Toyota Center as he faces off against Rep. Beto O'Rourke in the country's most contest midterm election. In reality, about 19,000 people crammed inside the Toyota Center for the rally, Houston Police chef Art Acevedo tweeted.

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Roughly 3,000 folks took in the rally outside, Acevedo added.

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Photo by Bruce Bishop with assistance from DroneWerx

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