A viral post shared on X claims President Donald Trump has purportedly ordered the Federal Reserve to begin minting quarters without ridges.
Verdict: False
Spokespersons for the White House and CNN denied the claim’s validity in an email to Check Your Fact.
Fact Check:
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The X post, which has been viewed over one million times as of writing, claims Trump has purportedly ordered the Federal Reserve to begin minting quarters without ridges.
“BREAKING: Donald Trump orders federal reserve [sic] to begin minting quarters [without] ridges,” the post begins. “This change comes as a result of a signed petition from 88 jewish advocacy groups claiming that quarters w/ ridges threaten the safety of jews and falls under IHRA definition of antisemitism,” it continues.
The post also includes an image of what appears to be a CNN chyron bearing a similar headline. “Donald Trump Orders Federal Reserve To Remove Ridges From All US Quarters,” the chyron reads.
The claim is false. Trump has not made a post referencing the claim on his personal or government X accounts, his TRUTH Social account, or his verified social media accounts. Likewise, the claim does not appear on the White House’s website or its verified X account @WhiteHouse. There is also no executive order matching the claim.
In addition, the Federal Reserve has not issued a press release or social media statement responding to the claim. According to a list of “Frequently Asked Questions” on its website, the Federal Reserve is responsible for distributing coins, while the U.S. Mint is responsible for issuing coins. A spokesperson for the Federal Reserve directed Check Your Fact to its website when asked to comment on the claim.
Check Your Fact found no reference to the purported headline on CNN’s website or its verified X account @CNN.
Check Your Fact did not find any credible news reports to support the claim, either. Actually, the opposite is true. On March 18, Lead Stories debunked the claim. (RELATED: No, Trump Did Not Make A Truth Social Post About Annexing Greenland And Alaska)
Furthermore, a White House spokesperson denied the claim’s validity in an email to Check Your Fact.
“That is clearly fake,” the spokesperson said in reference to the claim.
A CNN spokesperson denied the claim to Check Your Fact as well.
“This is a fabricated post,” the spokesperson said via email.