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hookaleft

(1,549 posts)
40. it is a photoshop!!
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 05:05 AM
14 hrs ago

here is the proof from the imgur image

BadgerMom (3,475 posts)
55. I googled...
Reply to hookaleft (Reply #46)
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 12:45 AM
“2023 photo of McConnell and Elaine Chao”. The first photo that came up was the one others in the comments have posted. (Clearly, they’re much better techies than I.)

If you copy that one and today’s and post them one above the other, the similarities are too great to miss. Same smile, same expression, same posture, same clothes. There’s no doubt. People here have ruled out AI, but there are other technologies (Photoshop?) that could take out chaises, palm trees and tropical drinks and replace them with a hospital bed. That’s especially true when you consider that the equipment and expertise available to staffers and others at that level of the federal government must be top-notch.

EDIT
Here’s the Imgur link to the two photos next to each other, at least one atop the other.

https://imgur.com/a/vvEqFbs

Anyway, I’ve gotta believe my own eyes.

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Yes, it is! sheshe2 20 hrs ago #34
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All the sources I have read say that it is. sheshe2 20 hrs ago #35
Thank you! Karma13612 10 hrs ago #47
How do Rebl2 9 hrs ago #49
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The second picture, if it is the one I've seen, Ms. Toad 8 hrs ago #52
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On-line sleuths found 3 key points to show this photo is FAKE!!!!! BigmanPigman Yesterday #13
I asked you on your other thread... hookaleft 19 hrs ago #37
it is a photoshop!! hookaleft 14 hrs ago #40
But Imgur lets you manipulate photos on your own. Callie1979 13 hrs ago #41
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