Photo of President Obama Kissing Venezuela's Hugo Chavez-Fiction!

Photo of President Obama Kissing Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez-Fiction!

 
Summary of eRumor:
A photo of President Barack Obama in a lip lock with Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.
The Truth:
The photo is a digital manipulation and part of an ad campaign that is supposed to shock people into tolerance.  This according to a November 16, 2011 article by CNBC.

This is not the first time that a photo of President Obama has been used for such digital manipulation.   Other faked photos have gone viral on the Internet showing him kissing U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Posted 10/31/13
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