Ron DeSantis’ yearbook photo does not list ‘Sir-Mixes-a-Lot’ on his ‘Mount Rushmore’

Ron DeSantis’ yearbook photo does not list ‘Sir-Mixes-a-Lot’ on his ‘Mount Rushmore’

A false image circulating on social media shows a quote below Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ high school yearbook photo that reads: “My Mount Rushmore is Jesus, Sir-Mixes-a-Lot, and Nintendo 64.”

An image of DeSantis’ entry in his yearbook was edited to add the quote.

A spokesperson for the school district that oversees DeSantis’ alma mater confirmed to The Associated Press that the yearbook photo is authentic, but that there is no quote beneath it.

Social media users shared the fabricated image, suggesting it shows the Republican presidential candidate was out-of-touch in his teen years.

The image shows a black-and-white image of DeSantis as a youth with the “Mount Rushmore” quote below it.

The misspelled “Sir-Mixes-a-Lot” is a reference to Sir-Mix-a-Lot, the rapper known for his 1992 hit “Baby Got Back.”

“‘Sir-Mixes-a-Lot’ should automatically disqualify you from running for office,” reads one tweet that had received more than 32,000 likes by Friday.

Sean Clark, a spokesperson for Pinellas County Schools, told the AP that DeSantis graduated from the district’s Dunedin High School in 1997.

“This is a photo from the Dunedin High School yearbook; however, there is no quote within the yearbook photo beneath Governor DeSantis’ photo nor any other student within the yearbook,” he wrote in an email.

Neither DeSantis’ office nor his campaign returned requests for comment.