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hookaleft

(1,537 posts)
40. it is a photoshop!!
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 05:05 AM
2 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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He's in rehab LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #8
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Lucy sums up my feelings surfered 13 hrs ago #3
Hold on angrychair 13 hrs ago #4
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I don't doubt that angrychair 10 hrs ago #25
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Yes, it is! sheshe2 8 hrs ago #34
I was curious about the paper. Karma13612 8 hrs ago #33
All the sources I have read say that it is. sheshe2 8 hrs ago #35
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On-line sleuths found 3 key points to show this photo is FAKE!!!!! BigmanPigman 12 hrs ago #13
I asked you on your other thread... hookaleft 7 hrs ago #37
it is a photoshop!! hookaleft 2 hrs ago #40
But Imgur lets you manipulate photos on your own. Callie1979 1 hr ago #41
Someone said the 2023 photo was AI hookaleft 45 min ago #43
I am an artist, I notice light and shadow Racygrandma 39 min ago #44
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Non-credible SpankMe 12 hrs ago #16
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Photo with a newspaper - classic proof of life photo! JustKay 12 hrs ago #19
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The photo Jughead 11 hrs ago #21
Sorry, but my "BS" detector is going off..... just saying ashredux 11 hrs ago #22
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CNN is reporting this story also; I doubt they'd fall for a fake Callie1979 10 hrs ago #29
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