Altered Image of Trump and Xi at Joint Base Andrews Sparks Investigation

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Incident details

Incident ID: inc_2026_09_25_c1c72315
Date source: llm_extracted_from_article_text
Country: United States
Platform: Social Media
Incident type: Manipulated Photo
Verification level: reported_but_unverified

Harm types

Misinformation Reputational Harm

Topics

Image Manipulation

Summary

An image shared by President Trump on Truth Social depicting himself and President Xi at Joint Base Andrews was investigated for being doctored. BBC Verify confirmed modifications, noting discrepancies such as Trump wearing a single black glove instead of two, red markings on an Air China aircraft disappearing, and the replacement of protocol chief Monica Crowley with another woman. The original Getty Images photograph showed Trump grimacing as an aircraft flew overhead, contrasting with the edited version where he saluted.

Sources

Altered Image of Trump and Xi at Joint Base Andrews Sparks Investigation

freeyork.org · 2026-09-25 · Primary