For many years, a picture of a boxer has been distributed on the network, on the nose and upper lip whose traces of some white powder are noticeable. We checked the authenticity of this image.
In Runet, this photograph is popular for at least ten years. For example, in May 2014 on the Pikabu website of it Placed With this signature: "A typical photo of T-shirt of Tyson during a party in the 80s." Then the post scored almost 500 pluses. Many similar publications with this picture are found in "VKontakte". So, in 2020, a regimen recording Moments of History I gained 20,000 views, and in 2023 the community post "Look what I found out»I received more than 69,000 views. Moreover, a specific year was also being clarified there when a viral photo was taken-supposedly 1988. Moreover, most often in such publications, users do not mention drugs directly, but veiledly joke that a white spot on the athlete's lip remained after he drank milk (examples here And here) or ate donuts with powdered sugar (here And here). Such posts are also common in Telegram channels (here, here And here) and on Facebook* (here, here And here). In November 2024, English -speaking tweet With this picture, I scored more than 55 million views.
Scandals accompany Tyson throughout his adult life and sports career, and a considerable part of them is associated with the use of prohibited substances. For example, in December 2006, a boxer’s car stopped the police and during a search found cocaine and marijuana traces. Later Tyson Recognized yourself guilty of storing narcotic substances and drunken driving. Former heavyweight champion sentenced By 24 o’clock imprisonment, three years conditionally and 360 hours of public work. In 2013, Tyson's autobiography in the “undeniable truth” toldthat during the heyday of his career, he used a fake penis so as not to fail the tests for drugs. According to him, with the help of this device, instead of his urine, he handed over Urina to his wife and a small child. According to an interview with 2019, due to drugs Iron Mike forgotthat should be starred in the film "Boyalnik in Vegas" (2009), and on the set of the site also appeared Under the influence of cocaine.
And although Tyson actually used a lot of drugs, the viral picture of interest was edited. With the help of a reverse search for the image "verified" found original Photos on the website of the American photo agency Getty Images. According to the description, the photographer captured a boxer at a party in honor of the presentation of the music album, Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope in Kalver City, California. Moreover, the event was held not in 1988, but on September 9, 1997. In the genuine picture under the athlete’s nose, there are no traces of white powder.
Moreover, with a careful comparison of the original with a fake, one can notice that the eyes of the athlete were also subjected to changes. So, on the viral version of the picture of Tyson's protein are presented very reddened - this is one of the signs Cocaine use.
On the site Getty Images can be found and others Pictures With Tyson, made by other people at the same party, but there are also no traces of white powder in any of the photographs.
Thus, for many years on the Internet, a changed picture of Mike Tyson has been distributed on the Internet, on which, with the help of a photo editor, the boxer not only draws traces of cocaine on his face, but also added redness of the eyes. In addition, in publications with a fabricated image often indicate the wrong year of the captured event.
*Russian authorities They think Meta Platforms Inc., which owns the social network Facebook, is prohibited by an extremist organization, its activities and symbolism in Russia.
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