There must be a Special White House Office of Stupid Horse Manure.
But it does remind us that the White House "Ministry of Enlightenment" is, indeed, in the direct news altering business, and feels no shame about that.
White House Posts Photo Altered to Show Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying
The New York Times ran the image through an A.I. detection system and concluded that it showed signs of manipulation.
The White House posted a digitally altered image showing a demonstrator involved in interrupting a church service in Minnesota last weekend crying as she was arrested on Thursday. A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
When asked about its post, the White House pointed to a message on X from Kaelan Dorr, the deputy communications director, who wrote, “Enforcement of the law will continue. The memes will continue.”
But it does remind us that the White House "Ministry of Enlightenment" is, indeed, in the direct news altering business, and feels no shame about that.