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37. Here's a link to the Snopes fact check, which, by the way, took me less than ten seconds to find...

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Mon Jul 13, 2026, 01:26 AM

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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mitch-mcconnell-hospital-image/

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The Mitch photo is a fake...on-line sleuths did a great job [View all] BigmanPigman Sunday OP

A'right everyone. Off the internet. Sympthsical Sunday #1

Could not have said it better myself. Perfect. FadedMullet Sunday #2

😄😄😄 littlemissmartypants Yesterday #35

Colour me soooo NOT surprised! niyad Sunday #3

It looked fake or altered to me PatSeg Yesterday #75

Where is the evidence the photo was previously published? Renew Deal Sunday #4

Good question. A quick check of Google Images doesn't show anything like that. highplainsdem Sunday #6

Those making the claim should be able to prove it. Renew Deal Sunday #7

That seems a detail that would be included sarisataka Sunday #12

Exactly AverageOldGuy Sunday #15

Here's a link to the Snopes fact check, which, by the way, took me less than ten seconds to find... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #37

That's not the picture in question. EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #56

I love it when I am a victim of mis/disinformation on the Democratic Underground. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #59

This message was self-deleted by its author hookaleft Yesterday #62

I saw this one. Swede Yesterday #21

Yep, that's it! DavidDvorkin Yesterday #29

Do you have a link to where that was originally published? Jarqui Yesterday #45

someone said they found it on google hookaleft Yesterday #63

This looks faked, too. ColoringFool Yesterday #69

Whoa, they didn't even try very hard on that one PatSeg Yesterday #76

Where is the evidence that it was published prior to this week? Renew Deal Yesterday #81

From what I've read, PatSeg Yesterday #85

Yes..i need evidence BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #27

The Department of Justice needs to investigate this obvious fraud on the People! Baitball Blogger Sunday #5

where is the facebook photo from 2023?? hookaleft Sunday #8

What "sports section?" Grins Sunday #9

Half dead senator posts a photo proving he's still half dead fujiyamasan Sunday #10

Corroboration? MineralMan Sunday #11

Link? sarisataka Sunday #13

We're supposed to believe this when you don't even provide a link? Wiz Imp Sunday #14

How about a link or something? Where is this from? Any corroboration? Ocelot II Sunday #16

Oh no he didn't !!!! Ford_Prefect Sunday #17

Cool story bro JoseBalow Sunday #18

If you go to the Daily Beast the title of their article is ToxMarz Sunday #19

I remember Reagan. BidenRocks Yesterday #20

This was on facebook. Swede Yesterday #22

no matter where they are Skittles Yesterday #24

They sure make a lovely couple! MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #25

Compare his face and shirt in that image with what was shown today: Disaffected Yesterday #26

They do. BadgerMom Yesterday #32

One thing that is iidentical is his left hand.. .the bruised look, niyad Yesterday #36

Is that a pen clipped to his pocket broiles Yesterday #86

Most online AI image detectors say that this one is the fake. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #33

Dropping this photo into zerogpt sarisataka Yesterday #40

Do you have a link to facebook where that photo is? ... nt Jarqui Yesterday #43

Hmmm Beachnutt Yesterday #60

Whose facebook? LisaL Yesterday #70

Mitch wouldn't try to McConn anyone.... Blue Owl Yesterday #23

Sorry but you are simply wrong (and you also provided zero links to back up you claims), unlike my positings here: Celerity Yesterday #28

No, it's not AI. There are lots of ways to fake photos besides AI MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #31

the pic in post 22 is an OpenAI construct Celerity Yesterday #48

Post 22 is the AI photo. pcdb Yesterday #50

It is interesting, I did some similar checks in other detectors sarisataka Yesterday #42

Photoshop existed LONG BEFORE any AI! That is NOT a man...... ColoringFool Yesterday #68

This board has (far from limited to just this McTurtle issue) a real CT problem that keeps getting worse. Celerity Yesterday #73

I copied both the 2023 photo and the one published today on a new note. BadgerMom Yesterday #30

where did you find the 2023 photo?? hookaleft Yesterday #46

I googled... BadgerMom Yesterday #55

OMG you are right! hookaleft Yesterday #57

Which tells you somebody posted that image on imgur and typed in the name: AZJonnie Yesterday #61

well it fooled me hookaleft Yesterday #65

Who says is it 2023? kirby Yesterday #79

"I googled" WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #83

Just stop it. canetoad Yesterday #34

I don't think they are saying it is AI hookaleft Yesterday #47

But no one is providing a link to the 2023 photo sarisataka Yesterday #49

I know I have asked to see it three times hookaleft Yesterday #51

See post 55 It is a photoshop!!!!!!! hookaleft Yesterday #58

Have you given thought to the photoshopping being done sarisataka Yesterday #82

Well some online sleuth apparently made that 2023 photo and is trying to pass it as real. LisaL Yesterday #71

As I commented in a previous McConnell post, it's odd that the only thing out of focus generalbetrayus Yesterday #38

Original? Tasmanian Devil Yesterday #39

I noticed he had a lot of red marks on his face in his last set of photos before disappearing. C Moon Yesterday #41

Check this out... BigmanPigman Yesterday #44

Get outta here! canetoad Yesterday #52

Wow! And you know what else I noticed is that his resolution is terrible compared to the wrinkled pillow behind him. C Moon Yesterday #53

I'm so tired blogslug Yesterday #54

If so, after the filing time for the new election expires, he will have a "relapse" and unexpectedly die... /nt artemisia1 Yesterday #64

Why are you so intent on their being a special election onenote Yesterday #72

ITA. LisaL Yesterday #74

What are you talking about? I simply stated that they would find it advantageous to "keep him alive" for the time being. artemisia1 Yesterday #87

92 recs... embarrassing (especially the people who are insisting that the other AI Mitch pic is the real one). demmiblue Yesterday #66

lol cmon yall, have some discernment WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #67

Like someone around here said, oh yeah me, they are taking our Social Security Eliot Rosewater Yesterday #77

Are we not sick of being lied to? FalloutShelter Yesterday #78

Maybe the journalists aren't at the hospital because McTurtle isn't in the hospital, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #80

There is a simple way to answer any questions on McConnell's condition LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #84