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Norbert

(6,041 posts) Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:33 PM Sep 2020

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Trump ad asks people to support the troops. But it uses a picture of Russian jets

They get more transparent all the time.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/14/trump-ad-asks-people-to-support-the-troops-but-it-uses-a-picture-of-russian-jets-414883

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Trump ad asks people to support the troops. But it uses a picture of Russian jets (Original Post) Norbert Sep 2020 OP

Oops RainCaster Sep 2020 #1

That's also an AK-47 (*74) on the far right ck4829 Sep 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Sep 2020 #5

AK-74, my mistake, mentioned in the article ck4829 Sep 2020 #6

No problem. sl8 Sep 2020 #9

This photo looks suspiciously similar ck4829 Sep 2020 #8

It sure does. Good find. n/t sl8 Sep 2020 #10

All hail Vladimir Putin dalton99a Sep 2020 #3

That can't be an accident Cirque du So-What Sep 2020 #4

I don't know, he has a lot of stupid lazy people working for him captain queeg Sep 2020 #12

He didn't say which country's troops we are supposed to support, LisaL Sep 2020 #7

Red Don III: The Vladdening Blue Owl Sep 2020 #11

It took my retired Air Force pilot husband about... 3catwoman3 Sep 2020 #13

😁 blm Sep 2020 #15

Well, there's a bit of truth in advertising for ya. OneBro Sep 2020 #14

Creator says he used Russian models. sl8 Sep 2020 #16

RainCaster

(10,926 posts)

1. Oops

Reply to Norbert (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:38 PM

Sep 2020

He knows the best people

ck4829

(35,093 posts)

2. That's also an AK-47 (*74) on the far right

Reply to Norbert (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:40 PM

Sep 2020

Response to ck4829 (Reply #2)

sl8 This message was self-deleted by its author.

ck4829

(35,093 posts)

6. AK-74, my mistake, mentioned in the article

Reply to sl8 (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:45 PM

Sep 2020

sl8

(13,930 posts)

9. No problem.

Reply to ck4829 (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:49 PM

Sep 2020

I thought maybe you saw something I missed.

ck4829

(35,093 posts)

8. This photo looks suspiciously similar

Reply to sl8 (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:48 PM

Sep 2020

sl8

(13,930 posts)

10. It sure does. Good find. n/t

Reply to ck4829 (Reply #8)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:51 PM

Sep 2020

dalton99a

(81,631 posts)

3. All hail Vladimir Putin

Reply to Norbert (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:42 PM

Sep 2020

R stands for Russia

Cirque du So-What

(25,989 posts)

4. That can't be an accident

Reply to Norbert (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:42 PM

Sep 2020

Some Russia-lovin’ MFers on rump’s campaign for sure.

captain queeg

(10,267 posts)

12. I don't know, he has a lot of stupid lazy people working for him

Reply to Cirque du So-What (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 09:00 PM

Sep 2020

They go out and download stuff off the internet without checking it out. I like that new video Don the Con got conned. It’s posted here somewhere. Basically all the grifters working for him are fleecing his campaign. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

LisaL

(44,974 posts)

7. He didn't say which country's troops we are supposed to support,

Reply to Norbert (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:46 PM

Sep 2020

did he? So what's the problem?

Blue Owl

(50,523 posts)

11. Red Don III: The Vladdening

Reply to Norbert (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:52 PM

Sep 2020

n/t

3catwoman3

(24,055 posts)

13. It took my retired Air Force pilot husband about...

Reply to Norbert (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 09:24 PM

Sep 2020

...a nano-second to identify those as MiG-29s.

I didn't even finish asking the “What’s wrong with this picture” question.

blm

(113,101 posts)

15. 😁

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #13)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 09:29 PM

Sep 2020

OneBro

(1,159 posts)

14. Well, there's a bit of truth in advertising for ya.

Reply to Norbert (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 09:26 PM

Sep 2020

The Trump committee probably saves millions by letting Russia produce and finance his campaign and hooker expenses.

sl8

(13,930 posts)

16. Creator says he used Russian models.

Reply to Norbert (Original post)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 12:38 PM

Sep 2020

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/14/trump-ad-asks-people-to-support-the-troops-but-it-uses-a-picture-of-russian-jets-414883

[...]

After this story was published, the creator of the image, Arthur Zakirov, confirmed in a Facebook message that it shows a 3D model of a MiG-29, and that the soldiers were Russian models. He said it was a composite photo created five years ago and taken in three different countries showing Russian sky, Greek mountains and French ground.

“This is a completely recreated scene from various photographs of mine,” said Zakirov, a 34-year-old oil company analyst and hobbyist photographer based in the Russian city of Perm, about 700 miles east of Moscow.

[...]

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