FACT CHECK: Is This a Photograph of Christine Blasey Ford Juggling Knives?

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CLAIM:
A photograph of a top hat-wearing, sword-juggling woman pictures Christine Blasey Ford.

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RATING:

MIXTURE

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WHAT'S TRUE:

Dr. ​Christine Blasey Ford has a well-known and well-documented ability to juggle knives, clubs, and even torches.

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WHAT'S FALSE

This photo is clearly a shopped combination of the following two photos.

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ORIGIN:
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford publicly alleged on 16 September 2018 that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a party when both of them were high schoolers in 1982, she has been the target of a relentless campaign to try to discredit her and cast aspersions on her motivation for coming forward.

One of the most common smears directed at women in such situations is try to paint them as “loose” and dangerous, and so Dr. Ford has become the subject of memes casting her as a knife-wielding “danger seeker,” such as the following:

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