--- description: Trump Jr. posted the doctored image on Wednesday where the Donald Trump's real approval rating could still be seen under the fake number. title: Donald Trump Jr. Deletes Fake Trump Approval Rating Poll image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt607215c1a1d7737e/69893689bc6cfc6af83e6905/2016-trump-tower-meeting-facts.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Donald Trump Jr. Deletes False Instagram That Claims Father Is More Popular Than Obama by [Gina Martinez](/author/gina-martinez/) ## Gina Martinez Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 11, 2018 2:30 PM CUT  Donald Trump Jr. arrives at Trump Tower on January 18, 2017, in New York City, two days before his father was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Donald Trump Jr. arrives at Trump Tower on January 18, 2017, in New York City, two days before his father was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.John Moore—Getty Images by [Gina Martinez](/author/gina-martinez/) ## Gina Martinez Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 11, 2018 2:30 PM CUT Donald Trump Jr. deleted a doctored image from his Instagram Friday, which showed his father’s approval rating at 50%. The falsified image originated from a CNN segment that aired on Monday, which compared numbers from the same period in the past two presidencies. It showed President Donald Trump’s current 40% approval rating, compared to former president Barack Obama’s 45%, as well as unemployment rates and jobs added. Trump Jr. posted a doctored image on Wednesday that had a “50%” overlaid on top of Trump’s approval rating. The original 40% figure was still slightly visible over the poorly-doctored 50%. Trump Jr. included the caption, “Amazing. I guess there is a magic wand to make things happen and @realdonaldtrump seems to have it #maga #americafirst” The president’s son was immediately called out on social media for posting the fake data, not only for its inaccuracies but also for its poor quality. > [](https://twitter.com/4everNeverTrump/status/1027934559449411584) Ironically, CNN created the approval ratings graphic for a segment fact checking President Trump’s claim that his approval numbers were better than Obama’s at this point. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5364668/donald-trump-jr-fake-poll/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5364668/donald-trump-jr-fake-poll/"},"headline":"Donald Trump Jr. Deletes False Instagram That Claims Father Is More Popular Than Obama","datePublished":"2018-08-11T14:30:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T21:07:32.685Z","description":"The falsified image originated from a CNN segment that aired on Monday","url":"https://time.com/5364668/donald-trump-jr-fake-poll/","keywords":["White House","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt607215c1a1d7737e/69893689bc6cfc6af83e6905/2016-trump-tower-meeting-facts.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Gina Martinez","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/gina-martinez/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt607215c1a1d7737e/69893689bc6cfc6af83e6905/2016-trump-tower-meeting-facts.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016-Trump-Tower-Meeting","caption":"President-Elect Donald Trump Holds Meetings At Trump Tower","creditText":"John Moore—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5364668/donald-trump-jr-fake-poll/","name":"Donald Trump Jr. Deletes False Instagram That Claims Father Is More Popular Than Obama"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"President Trump Touts Historic Unemployment Numbers","description":"U.S. employers extended a streak of solid hiring in May, adding 223,000 jobs and helping lower the unemployment rate to an 18-year low of 3.8 percent from 3.9 percent in April","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/RTqRNBrI/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-06-01T19:32:16.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/RTqRNBrI.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5364668/donald-trump-jr-fake-poll/","duration":"PT37S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5364668/donald-trump-jr-fake-poll/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```