White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue"
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/white-house-posts-altered-arrest-photo-to-make-it-appear-ice-critic-was-sobbing/
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HairyHarry@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 195d
As if 4chan is running this country
nymnympseudonym@piefed.social · 16 pts · 195d
Actually... that's basically literally true. Watch this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_Into_the_Storm
pairwise@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 39 pts · 195d
+7 Libel involving images is a form of defamation where a false photograph, video, or image (like a meme or altered photo) is published, damaging a person's reputation, subjecting them to ridicule, or falsely implying misconduct. Key elements include the publication of a false, identifiable image that causes actual harm.
AI but taken from: Cornell Law
foodandart@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 195d
Yup. It's what I've been saying since this story broke. If you see the story on various websites that have open comments, mention that it is defamatory and very open to lawsuits, if you can.
Let's give this plenty of attention and take a page from Trump's ever growing use of lawsuits to throw it back in the administration's face.
Ms. Armstrong needs to file a defamation lawsuit over the doctored image. She wasn't sobbing as she was arrested. Not in the least. The "memes" will continue, is a direct statement that the White House is going to continue an official policy of lies and defaming American citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
LAWSUIT time!
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 195d
She should sue for eleventy billion dollars.
foodandart@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 195d
I'd go after Steven Miller's pension or Trump Tower in NYC.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 194d
Trump has sued for a lot less.
natecox@programming.dev · 36 pts · 195d
What a shameful time to be American.
Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 195d
It's absolutely insane that this meme is supposed to be "hahaha we took your rights because you stood up to Nazis hahahaha"
Who is eating this up without an ounce of self awareness?
AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 195d
Enough of a chunk of the US is eating it up gleefully.
Another solid chunk are ignoring it or don't care.
podian@piefed.social · 1 pts · 194d
"Christians"
Jerb322@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 195d
Children
Exeous@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 195d
That not meme. That propaganda, lie!
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 195d
Came here to say this.
desmosthenes@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 195d
sue for defamation; like trump seems to like to do