Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure after outcry

The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-ai-image-christ-like-figure-backlash

 

Is this normal?

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MsdrB84tWCs

 

The Reality of Trump's Image

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hWlUlFJuM0w

 

Political Reporter David Weigel on The Shutdown (Al Franken podcast)

We are approaching the longest government shutdown in American history with no end in sight. But it seems like this is exactly what the Trump administration wants. How much longer can this go on? We are joined by David Weigel from Semafor to discuss the damage of the shutdown and how the White House believes it's winning this fight.

Weigel examines how the Trump administration seems to be disconnected from reality over the state of the economy despite concerns over tariffs, the cost of living, and, of course, the $300-million ballroom Trump is building after demolishing the East Wing of the White House.

Plus, with 70% of Americans believing that the Democrats are out of touch, how does the party fix their broken image? Could a change in leadership be the answer Americans are looking for?

READ David Weigel in Semafor: https://www.semafor.com/author/david-weigel

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/_Q-rcJXE3kY?si=xF0PA3jV-iNf9j-D

The Atlantic responds to Elon Musk sharing fake image of magazine

On Tuesday evening, Musk reshared a fake image on X that showed an article from the magazine reading "Trump Is Literally Hitler." The article was never written for or published by The Atlantic, but Musk appeared to take the image as truth, commenting, "They are literally foaming at the mouth 😂."…

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/elon-musk-atlantic-trump-hitler-john-kelly-rcna176945

Opinion | Trump’s Day of Martyrdom Didn’t Go Quite as He Expected - The New York Times

Instead of a defiant N.Y.P.D. photo or a raised fist, the lasting image of the day may well be that of a humbled former president looking hunched, angry and nervous at the courtroom defense table, a suddenly small man wedged between his lawyers, as two New York State court officers loomed behind him in a required posture of making sure the defendant stayed in his place...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/opinion/trump-charges-conspiracy.html

Fact check: False claim on CNN's Boulder coverage used altered image

"It's yet another fake and offensive image circulating on social media. CNN never aired that chyron," he wrote...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/03/25/fact-check-false-claim-cnns-boulder-coverage-used-altered-image/7000497002/

America’s image has tumbled during Trump’s presidency. Can Biden turn it around? - The Washington Post

... Four years ago, before Trump became president, 43 percent of Germans had a positive impression of the United States as a leader in the world. Today just 6 percent approve. In the United Kingdom, 15 percent say they approve. More Russians — 18 percent — approve of American leadership internationally than Brits or Germans...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/americas-image-has-tumbled-during-trumps-presidency-can-biden-turn-it-around/2020/12/19/f16654c2-420c-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html

'They created a false image': how the Reagans fooled America

...The most lasting, deleterious lesson of the Reagan tenure was that it doesn't matter if something is true or not, so long as enough people believe that it is...
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/nov/12/the-reagans-showtime-docuseries

Trump-Biden debate stokes global perception of a United States in decline, mired in chaos - The Washington Post

The first U.S. presidential debate Tuesday night — run through with interruptions, personal insults and chaotic exchanges — has reinforced the perception in many foreign capitals that the Trump presidency has undermined U.S. democracy to an extent that it has become difficult to recognize. “The spiteful debate mirrors a country that is no longer even capable of having a dignified discussion,” read a scathing editorial published by Switzerland’s right-leaning, German-language Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper Wednesday morning.....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/09/30/trump-biden-debate-global-reaction-us-decline/

The big, ugly paradox hovering over Trump’s latest deceptions - The Washington Post

Why Trump won't act to make our recovery more likely....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/07/big-ugly-paradox-hovering-over-trumps-latest-deceptions/

Inside the black hole image that made history | Sheperd Doeleman

At the center of a galaxy more than 55 million light-years away, there's a supermassive black hole with the mass of several billion suns. And now, for the first time ever, we can see it. Astrophysicist Sheperd Doeleman, head of the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, speaks with TED's Chris Anderson about the iconic, first-ever image of a black hole -- and the epic, worldwide effort involved in capturing it....
https://youtu.be/uyMtsyzXWd4

This is not what an atom really looks like | Michelle Thaller

Artistic depictions of the atom have deceived us all.
https://youtu.be/EyqwDiJMnGs

Viral Image Does Not Show O'Rourke - FactCheck.org

Dubious posts on social media erroneously claim that a photo of an activist is former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who is also running for president. Full Story Multiple, popular posts on Facebook in recent days misidentify a nearly naked activist as former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke. The man in the photo does not even resemble O'Rourke, who announced his 2020 campaign for president on March 14...
https://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/viral-image-does-not-show-orourke/

Facebook's 'Friendly Fraud' — report reveals social media knowingly scammed children as Zuckerberg publishes WSJ column - 9to5Mac

Bad news and Facebook seem be in perfect harmony over the past months, and the latest report might shine the social media in its worst light yet.....
https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/25/facebooks-friendly-fraud-scammed-children-wsj-column/

How Mark Burnett and 'The Apprentice' Sold Trump - The Atlantic

I’m a Cabernet-sipping coastal elitist, so of course I never watched The Apprentice at the time it aired. But after Donald Trump emerged as the Republican front-runner in the summer of 2015, I decided I’d better look at him through the eyes of his many fans.....
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/01/how-mark-burnett-and-apprentice-sold-trump/579565/

How the world sees the U.S. and Trump in 9 charts | Pew Research Center

America’s global image today is complicated. On balance, people around the world continue to give the United States favorable ratings and say it respects the individual liberties of its people. More countries also prefer the U.S. as the world’s leading power over China. At the same time, many express frustration about America’s role in the world and say they have little confidence in President Donald Trump to do the right thing in world affairs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of 25 nations.....
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/10/09/how-the-world-views-the-u-s-and-its-president-in-9-charts/

What Do Other Countries Think of Donald Trump? U.S. Image Falls and China Rises, Poll Says - Newsweek

Confidence in President Donald Trump was rated lowest among world leaders from China, France, Germany and Russia. ....
https://www.newsweek.com/what-do-other-countries-think-donald-trump-us-image-falls-china-rises-poll-1147133

White House waives ethics rules to allow top staffers access to Fox News - Salon

Trump's deputy chief of staff for communications is being allowed to avoid the usual ethics rules ....
https://www.salon.com/2018/08/14/white-house-waives-ethics-rules-to-allow-top-staffers-access-to-fox-news/

Is America Really Number One? - The Jim Jefferies Show

As America’s image takes a beating internationally, Jim examines the U.S.’s conviction that it’s the greatest country in the world....
https://youtu.be/G01L40adL0I