Fact Check: Photo Of Mexico's President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum Has Been Digitally Edited To Mimic Antisemitic Meme
Fact Check
Does an authentic photo of Claudia Sheinbaum, recently elected to be president of Mexico, bear an uncanny resemblance to the antisemitic "Happy Merchant" meme caricature? No, that's not true: The image was digitally manipulated to introduce some unflattering details that were not present in the original photo -- notably altering Sheinbaum's profile and changing the position of her neck. The…