| Title: | Photo of Biden, Zelensky manipulated to show leaders holding hands |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.339Q9TF |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | February 22, 2023 |
| Description: | Social media users are claiming a photo from Joe Biden’s surprise trip to Kyiv shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holding his US counterpart’s hand to keep him nearby. This is false; the image has been digitally manipulated to re-position the leaders’ hands, the New York Times photographer who took the picture confirmed to AFP. |
Photo of Biden, Zelensky manipulated to show leaders holding hands
Social media users are claiming a photo from Joe Biden's surprise trip to Kyiv shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holding his US counterpart's hand to keep him nearby. This is false; the image has been digitally manipulated to re-position the leaders' hands, the New York Times photographer who took the picture confirmed to AFP.
