Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-14 11:37:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 136266823D794265F6B21F662DEDC52389F919710CCD0FAAF78E00BF95A37BD7
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Digitally Altered: This image was originally created in October 2006 using a March 31, 2004 photo of Al Franken by the Associated Press. In July 2009 it was widely shared after being published by Cincinnati columnist Peter Bronson, who later apologized and retracted it. https://www.minnpost.com/braublog/2009/07/cincinnati-columnist-spanked-using-fake-franken-baby-photo/ https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/search?query=04033106377&mediaType=photo&st=keyword https://www.mediamatters.org/drudge-report/drudge-smears-joker-franken-doctored-photo https://web.archive.org/web/20061118050046/http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/26/franken-ohio-photo/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190907004406/https://thinkprogress.org/cincinnati-enquirer-columnist-issues-a-non-apology-for-using-doctored-franken-photo-deletes-original-9ca248b5e531/
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