In July 2024, a color photo of what appeared to be American activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, went viral on X ( archived ), garnering more than 16.9 million views and 35,000 likes, as of this writing.

MONTGOMERY, AL - MAY 1956: Civil rights leader Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King pose for a photo across the street from the Alabama Judicial Building in May 1956 in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for North Carolina governor, was absent from Trump’s recent rally after a CNN report revealed his history of inflammatory comments on a porn website, including derogatory and pro-slavery remarks.