Fact-checker debunks rumor that Barron Trump went on a date with a male dancer
Page Six reported in September that an entire floor of Trump Tower was cleared out to make way for Barron Trump and his date.
However, that story subsequently led to a bombshell rumor about Barron which has since been debunked.
TikTok user claimed Barron went on a date with a 32-year-old man
According to The List, TikTok user @tigre_zigre alleged in a since deleted video that Barron's date was actually a 32-year-old male ballroom dancer.
"[Barron] caused chaos at Trump Tower when he closed a whole full floor so that he could have a private meeting with his new boyfriend, Carlos," @tigre_zigre asserted.
"Carlos, the Argentinian ballroom dancer, who's now dating Barron. Well, I don't think the father knew anything about this. So, Donald closed not just the floor Barron was on but three floors above and three floors below," the TikTok user went on to maintain.
The video was followed by speculation that the Carlos in question was German dancer Carlos Strasser, who performs with the Stuttgart Ballet.
Ballet says dancer "has no connection whatsoever to Barron Trump"
Yet as The List noted, those claims were investigated by the fact-checking website Snopes, which found no evidence to support them.
Jennifer Schurr serves as a spokesperson for Stuttgart Ballet, and she told Snopes, "After talking with Carlos, I can confirm that he has no connection whatsoever to Barron Trump — he has never met him."
"He is also not 32 years old, has no training as a ballroom dancer, and has no Argentine roots. We cannot explain the origin of this rumor and would be very grateful for a correction," Schurr continued.
For his part, Strasser was quoted as saying, "This rumor is false and people [are using] my photos without permission, claiming I am from Argentina and 32 years old."
Fellow student says Barron is "a ladies’ man for sure"
The suggestion that Barron would be dating a man is especially odd given how the originally Page Six story cited remarks from a fellow student at New York University.
"He’s tall and awkward, but he was the thing, the guy," one unnamed student was quoted as telling the publication. "He had a lot of girls running after him."
That assessment fits with what another anonymous source told People magazine back in December. The figure stated that Barron is "a ladies’ man for sure."
"He’s really popular with the ladies. He’s tall and handsome. A lot of people seem to think he’s pretty attractive," the source went on to add.






