Did Arnold Schwarzenegger say he was removing "negger" from his last name because it "could be offensive" and instead going by "Schwarzen"? No, that's not true: The account that posted the claim is a satire and parody entertainment site. There are no credible reports that Schwarzenegger is removing that last part of his name because it could be offensive.
The claim appeared in a post (archived here) by the @HoopsCrave account on X on Sept. 6, 2026. It read:
Arnold Schwarzenegger is legally removing 'negger' from his last name and will now go by Arnold Schwarzen:
'I realized it could be offensive, so I decided to remove it. I love Black people.'
This is what the post looked like on X at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @HoopsCrave on X.)
The @HoopsCrave X account (archived here) is self-described as "Parody & Satire Entertainment," according to the bio. This is a screenshot of the account on X at the time of writing:
(Image source: @HoopsCrave on X.)
Had Schwarzenegger announced that he was changing his famous last name, it would have been major news. Lead Stories searched Google (archived here) and Yahoo News (archived here) and did not find any credible news reports of him dropping the end of his name.
A search of Schwarzenegger's X account @Schwarzenegger (archived here) also did not find any matching results for the news.
