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Trump White House scrambles after ‘kissing’ photo with devoted aide goes viral
U.S. President Donald Trump and his executive assistant Natalie Harp exit Marine One at the Ellipse near the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 16, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
The Fake Photo Is the Story—and So Is the Machine That Rewarded It
A Manufactured Scandal
Two fabricated images appeared to show President Donald Trump kissing Natalie Harp, his executive assistant, on a golf course. One displayed familiar signs of AI generation—including a six-fingered hand—and reportedly carried an OpenAI Tools watermark. No authentic counterpart appeared in major wire-service archives…
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