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2024-09-27 15:48:15 UTC - HELPFUL
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This has a digitally altered image from a 2011 christwire.org article. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608054225/https://christwire.org/2011/05/barack-obama-and-david-cameron-kissing-with-tongues/ christwire.org is noted as a satirical website. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christwire#:~:text=Christwire%20is%20a%20satirical%20website%20that%20published%20blog%2Dstyle%20articles%20intended%20to%20ridicule%20excesses%20of%20American%20Christian%20conservatives The original had Barack kissing Michelle Obama. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/can-barack-obama-heal-america/28453267.html David Cameron's image was taken from a 2007 Getty Images photo. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/conservative-party-leader-david-cameron-kisses-his-wife-news-photo/833808826?adppopup=true Michelle and Oprah were also added later. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/27/viral-image/no-isnt-real-photo-barack-obama-kissing-david-came https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-cameron-kiss https://poligrafo.sapo.pt/fact-check/obama-beijou-david-cameron-na-boca-num-momento-que-ficou-registado-para-sempre
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