Post #2059704
2026-04-28 15:44 UTC
@grrlscientist
The image is from 2019, the USA-Australia meeting.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse45/48765154513/
And the building is the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Please, link real sources. Thank you.
Replies (4)
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@lucyweirphd@mastodon.ie 2026-04-28 15:47
@salva_pl@mas.to thanks! I didn’t believe it but you at least stopped me having to Snope.
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@bytebro@mastodonapp.uk 2026-04-28 16:53
@salva_pl@mas.to @grrlscientist@mastodon.social Balls! It got me - sorry!
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@jonpsp@mstdn.social 2026-04-28 17:08
@salva_pl@mas.to @grrlscientist@mastodon.social The photo isn't recent, but the news is true:- https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/australian-flag-in-mix-up-as-washington-prepares-to-welcome-charles-20260425-p5zr0m.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/washington-dc-australia-flag-error-king-charles-9.7177210
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@jerrej@mastodon.social 2026-04-28 17:15
@salva_pl@mas.to @grrlscientist@mastodon.social OK, so the image is "fake" because it was taken six years ago, but elsewhere in this thread, someone points to a Reuters article reporting on this. So kind-of fake.