US to produce passports featuring Trump's image

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Apr 29, 2026 · 316 words · By Dharvi Vaid

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US to produce passports featuring Trump's image April 29, 2026The US State Department has announced on Tuesday that it will produce a limited number of commemorative passports bearing the portrait of President Donald Trump.

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What happened

Why it matters

State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement that the passports will be released as part of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence in July.

Common ground

The statement did not mention that the passports would contain Trump's image.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement that the passports will be released as part of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence in July.”

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Multiple web search results attribute the statement regarding the release for the 250th anniversary in July to a State Department spokesperson, specifically naming Tommy Pigot. This is reported by multiple independent news sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Rubio (, ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States secretary of state. He is also the acting national …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mississippi welfare funds scandal, also known as the Mississippi welfare fraud scheme, was a major welfare fraud investigation from 2020 to 2023 in the U.S. state of Mississippi, in which several …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Spokesperson for the United States Department of State is a U.S. government official whose primary responsibility is to serve as the Spokesperson for the United States Department of State and the …
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Claim 2: “The US State Department has announced on Tuesday that it will produce a limited number of commemorative passports bearing the portrait of President Donald Trump.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the US State Department announced the production of limited commemorative passports featuring Donald Trump's portrait. This is reported by multiple independent news sources via web search.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equiv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_St…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a list of Donald Trump's appointments to the Department of State.
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Claim 3: “The AFP news agency cited an unnamed State Department official as saying that the Trump-themed passports would only be available in Washington "for as long as there is availability" and at no additional cost.”

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The specific details regarding the source (AFP news agency) and the exact quotes from an unnamed official are only present in the claim itself and are not corroborated by the provided web search results. While the general topic of limited availability is discussed, the specific citation and details are unique to the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 24, 2026, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old American intensive care nurse for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, was shot multiple times and killed by two United States Cust…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 6, 2021, Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot during the attack on the United States Capitol. She was part of a mob of supporters of then-outgoing U.S. president Donald Trump who stormed the Unit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ashli_Babbitt

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted worldwide attention since he joined Twitter (now X) in March 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times…
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Claim 4: “Current US passports depict multiple scenes from the country's history, including the Statue of Liberty and the Moon landing.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that current US passports depict scenes from the country's history, specifically mentioning the Statue of Liberty and the Moon landing. This is reported by multiple independent news sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture of a robed and crowned woman on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, wi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Current US passports depict scenes from the country's history, such as the Moon landing, along with American symbols like the Statue of Liberty. It is not clear whether US citizens will be able to opt…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5pn1ngerpo

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web search NEUTRAL — Current US passports depict multiple scenes from the country's history, including the Statue of Liberty and the Moon landing.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-to-produce-passports-featuring-trum…

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Claim 5: “However, renderings provided by the State Department showed Trump's portrait displayed on a page inside the passport, opposite an image of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.”

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Multiple web search results corroborate the details of the passport renderings: Trump's portrait displayed inside, opposite an image related to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This is reported by multiple independent news sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1776 Commission, also nicknamed the 1776 Project, is an advisory committee established in September 2020 by then-U.S. President Donald Trump to support what he called "patriotic education". The co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America in the original printing, is the founding document of the United States. On July 4, 1776, i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Semiquincentennial coinage consists of the coins struck in 2026 in recognition of the 250th anniversary of American independence. It is to include cents and nickels of the current se…
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Claim 6: “Earlier, the US Mint announced plans for a commemorative gold coin featuring Trump's image to mark the anniversary of the country's founding, and the Treasury Department said paper currency will bear Trump's signature, making it the first time a sitting president has signed US money.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the US Mint announced plans for a commemorative gold coin featuring Trump's image, and that the Treasury Department stated paper currency would feature his signature, marking a first for a sitting president. This is reported by multiple independent news sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. Bessent was a p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
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web search NEUTRAL — Getty Images. Donald Trump is set to become the first sitting US president to have his signature on US banknotes, the treasury department has announced. Trump's signature will appear alongside Treasur…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0el909yp3o

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