Why Piers Morgan was forced to backtrack over Trump photo

WorldPolitics
16 Aug 2025 • 4:04 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • Piers Morgan mistakenly posted a satirical image of Donald Trump wearing kneepads, believing it was a genuine live photo of him arriving in Alaska for a summit with Vladimir Putin.
  • Morgan had wished Trump well in securing a ceasefire in the Ukraine-Russia war, praising his preference for peace.
  • After facing mockery and being inundated with comments, Morgan deleted the post, claiming he had not noticed the mocked-up kneepads.
  • He explained that he saw the picture on his feed, believed it was live, and only realised it was fake when people started laughing and raging about it.
  • The incident is ironic given that Morgan recently criticised Chris Cuomo for being duped by a deepfake video.

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