On October 20, Donald Trump changed part of his usual uniform, taking off his jacket and putting on an apron, to fry potatoes during a campaign event at a McDonald’s in Feasterville-Trevose, in the US state of Pennsylvania. Over the course of about 30 minutes, you received instructions on how to dip the potatoes in hot oil, add salt, and place them in their respective boxes. But did the former president of the United States also eat them? A photo that has been shared on social networks seems to prove that this is the case.
By carefully analyzing the image shared by social media users, you can see that there are several details that match the photographs taken by the professional photographers who were at the scene: the apron with a pocket in front, the white shirt, the red dress, tie and even Donald Trump’s hair. It is the hand (imperfect and unwrinkled) with which he supposedly holds the packet of chips that shows that the The image was changed using artificial intelligence.. It should be noted that this technology still presents a particular difficulty when creating human hands, a characteristic that helps distinguish real images from modified ones.
The actual images, captured by professional photographers (and featured below), They don’t show the former US president eating, but rather frying potatoes and serving customers through the drive-thru window. of the establishment, which was closed for your visit. According to NBC News, which cites a source with knowledge of the campaign action, the people who went through the drive-thru were pre-selected by that McDonald’s and Donald Trump’s team and their cars were searched.
Trump held campaign event at McDonald’s in Feasterville-Trevose
The former president of the United States fried potatoes, but did not eat them.
Trump spoke to reporters from the restaurant window.
Also the video that Trump shared on the social network TikTok, with the legend “I officially worked longer at McDonald’s than Kamala [Harris]”, does not show him eating French fries. The dart he threw at his direct opponent in the North American presidential elections, which will take place on November 5, comes at a time when he has accused of lying for saying that during the summer of 1983 he worked in one of the restaurants of the chain Fast food in California.
The accusations were made by the former US president against Kamala Harris without presenting any evidence to support them. In turn, according to the Associated Press, McDonald’s did not respond if it had employee records from 40 years ago.
@realdonaldtrump I’ve officially worked longer at McDonalds than Kamala!
♬ original sound – President Donald J. Trump
After handing out (and not eating) the fries to customers passing through the drive-thru, Donald Trump answered questions from some journalists who were there and said that he will respect the results of the November 5 election “if they are fair elections.” When asked if he would raise the American minimum wage if he won the race for the White House, the candidate did not answer directly, preferring to praise McDonald’s employees: “These people work very hard. “They are great.”
Conclusion
A photo shows Donald Trump eating French fries during a campaign rally at a McDonald’s in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania? It’s not true. The image was manipulated using artificial intelligence. The Republican candidate for the United States presidential election limited himself to frying potatoes and serving customers through the drive-thru window, without eating potatoes for the approximately thirty minutes he was in the restaurant.
Thus, according to the Observer classification system, this content is:
MISTAKEN
In the Facebook classification system this content is:
FAKE: claims about the main content are factually inaccurate. Generally, this option corresponds to “false” or “mostly false” ratings on fact-checking websites.
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Source: Observadora
