Yahoo Autos Fact check: Statement from Stormy Daniels denying an affair with Trump is from 2018
The claim: Post implies Stormy Daniels' statement is new
A March 23 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) from conservative commentator Jack Posobiec shows a 2018 statement from pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels.
"BREAKING: Signed official statement of Stormy Daniels admits affair never happened and that she was not paid 'hush money,'" reads text above the statement.
Some commenters took the post to mean the statement was just released.
"Wahooooooo ... it’s star (sic) to become very interesting!!!" reads one comment. "Who paid her???? We want the list as well."
Another comment reads, "Now we are obligated to arrest those Democrats."
The post generated over 23,000 likes in less than a day. Similar posts have spread widely on Instagram.
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Our rating: Missing context
The implied claim here is wrong. The statement in question was released in 2018. Daniels later said it was a lie and that she felt forced to sign it because of a non-disclosure agreement she had signed.
Statement was released in 2018
The Manhattan District Attorney's office is investigating former President Donald Trump for a $130,000 payment made to Daniels just before the 2016 election to silence claims that she had an affair with him, as USA TODAY reported.
