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21. It's obviously a fake if you look at it critically

Reply to hookaleft (Reply #18)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 07:23 AM

17 hrs ago

The supposed 2003 photo has some immediate tells for a Photoshop and/or AI fake.

If you compare it to the hospital photo of Mitch and his wife, you'll see a strong side lighting source. This would be consistent with an interior setting with a nearby window, such as you would find in many hospital rooms.

The poolside photo, however, has that same strong side light even though they are seated outside on a sunny day. The lighting source would be the sun above. Even if they were sitting in under an umbrella, there would be a diffuse lighting on all sides, not a strong side light.

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My thought also! kimbutgar Sunday #1

It is not AI, see post 15 Celerity 18 hrs ago #16

That's a very good question. rickyhall Sunday #2

Lol! mwmisses4289 Sunday #3

Oh, I just saw something from X FullySupportDems Sunday #4

The image on the right was a couple of months ago. CrispyQ Sunday #10

I can't make much from that, his expressions are different FullySupportDems Yesterday #11

Really? I think he looks very different! Like at least a few years worth of difference. CrispyQ 14 hrs ago #22

I didn't mean to disregard your impression FullySupportDems 13 hrs ago #24

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No, see post 15. The fake is the so called 2023 pic. Celerity 18 hrs ago #17

Fake 2003 photos Random Boomer 17 hrs ago #20

He looks awfully perky. badhair77 Sunday #5

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amazing how media fall for this without having live video with an independent third party there msongs Sunday #7

Yeah, typed "statement", weird picture. orthoclad Sunday #8

Graham confirms LessAspin Sunday #9

All joking and internet sleuthing aside.. LessAspin 19 hrs ago #12

This message was self-deleted by its author hookaleft 19 hrs ago #14

You are wrong. The AI pic is the so-called 2023 pic. I have posted on this multiple times. Celerity 18 hrs ago #15

So sorry. It fooled me. hookaleft 17 hrs ago #18

It's obviously a fake if you look at it critically Random Boomer 17 hrs ago #21

How did they do that??? hookaleft 17 hrs ago #19

Are we saying that the "2023" photo is actually AI Bluetus 11 hrs ago #27

You'd think a US Senator and his wife could afford more than one shirt each. Hugin 13 hrs ago #25

The so-called 2023 pic (the pool pic) is an OpenAI construct, as I have shown with a link to back that up. Celerity 9 hrs ago #29

I always rely on your background research, Celerity. Hugin 2 hrs ago #31

Thanks. And when I was wrong on an OP years ago that had 100 plus recs, I made another OP admitting I was wrong. Celerity 2 hrs ago #32

Fuck that turtle-faced crumb bum. He's a shitty MAGA turd. Piss on that fucking turd. SoFlaBro 19 hrs ago #13

Regardless. If he is well enough to be in rehab he's well enough for a couple independent sources to visit him Buckeyeblue 14 hrs ago #23

Andy Borowitz would never, ever, publish any AI crap! Brother Buzz 11 hrs ago #28