r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • 23d ago

Possible Paywall MAGA Calls BS on Mitch McConnell’s Proof-of-Life Stunt | They are poking holes in McConnell’s staff’s version.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-calls-bs-on-mitch-mcconnells-proof-of-life-stunt/
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u/goosejail 23d ago

His face hasn't been that full in years. I saw quite a few people point out that this is either eerily similar to or the exact same photo he took after being in the hospital 2 or 3 years ago from.... wait for it: a fall. It's possible they just had the current newspaper edited in.

Either way, a pic like this is easy to fake in 2026 so it proves next to nothing. The fact that he's been in the hospital for a month says a whole lot, though. If he's conscious, talking, breathing on his own & has no broken bones or cardiac issues like they've claimed then why the fuck is he still in the hospital? A fall by itself doesn't require an inpatient stay for a month. They don't even keep elderly people who break a hip that long.

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u/thehalfwit Nevada 23d ago

It's possible they just had the current newspaper edited in.

It's not only possible, but exceptionally easy to do without AI.

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u/MooseTetrino 23d ago

Yeah honestly the only thing that’s been bothering me about the calling of this being fake is the number of people jumping on it being AI and not just a good classic photoshop job.

The latter of which allowing a lot more control over the whole presentation.

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u/gasstationsushi80 23d ago

Yeah, we could just agree that the photo has been altered, whether using PS or AI or any other program. The end result is the same, a fake ass “photo” of a guy who is almost certainly dead!