Alright, so I’m scrolling through Twitter yesterday and bam – this picture of Trump in neon orange shorts and black knee socks blows up. Everyone’s losing it. My first thought: no way this is real, looks way too ridiculous even for him.
Where the Heck Did This Come From?
Started digging around. Typed “Trump shorts socks viral photo” everywhere – Twitter, Instagram, Facebook. All the memes just kept pointing back to this blurry-ass screenshot. Couldn’t find a single original tweet or account that posted it first. Red flag city.
My Five-Minute Photo Hack
Grabbed my laptop and slapped that image into a reverse search thing. Zero results anywhere legit. Then I cropped it tight on Trump’s face and searched again – boom! Original high-res photo from some golf outing ages ago showed up. His actual outfit? Tan pants and a polo shirt. Felt like Sherlock Holmes but without the fancy hat.
Next I opened Photoshop:
- Took the legit golf photo
- Crappily cut his head out
- Pasted it onto a stock image of some guy in orange shorts
- Added cheap filter to make it look grainy
- Bam – identical fake picture in like three minutes
The Bigger Headache
What bugs me? How desperate people are to believe anything without checking. Saw blue-check accounts roasting him over this fake shit. Reminded me why I got rid of Insta last year – everyone just swallows whatever looks juicy.
Anyways, lesson for today: Always assume viral pics are BS until you tear them apart yourself. Off to make coffee now – brain feels fried after all that detective work.
