Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Picture of Obama Skeet Shooting an Obvious Fake (With Original, Non-Shopped Image Included)

For some reason The New Republic was desperate to show President Obama skeet shooting. Perhaps it was to back up Mr. Obama's quote that he goes skeet shooting "all the time," with little evidence. Perhaps it was to show the President as an outdoorsman. Whatever the reasoning, they ran with a "scoop" that was clearly fake.

Here's the tweet they ran:
Here's a closer pic of the President:
Despite the fact that it looks shoddily put together, my instant reaction was that it looked like the average "Obama admiring his golf shot" pose. And guess what: it is. Here's the original picture:
That's some great reporting, New Republic. Great reporting.

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1 comment:

  1. You know this photo came off the PARODY website of The White House, right?

    http://whitehouse.gov1.info/camp-david/index.html

    Top right corner, in case you forgot how to read.

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