Donât fall for the social media claim that Rishi Sunak photoshopped himself into an image with three students to promote his proposed ban on smoking.
After his closing speech for the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday, the prime minister posted on X (formerly Twitter) to highlight his new plans.
In one particular post, his caption said, ânone of us want our children to grow up to smokeâ, and explained how he wants to change the law so children turning 14 or younger this year can never legally be sold cigarettes in their lifetime.
The accompanying photo showed the PM smiling with three youngsters, with âa generation that grows up smoke freeâ written above their heads.
One has his arm around Sunak, and one appears to be wearing a jumper which reads: âKentucky.â
The image has been edited to have blue, red and white strips on it and the new Tory slogan â âlong term decisions for a brighter futureâ .
Social media couldnât wait to slam on the PMâs supposedly poor photoshop skills, with some claiming it was an image taken in the US (where Sunak used to live).
Yet, despite social mediaâs best attempts to prove otherwise, the prime ministerâs latest post is actually a legitimate image.
The Conservative Partyâs Flickr account actually shared the photo for the first time on February 9, 2023.
According to the caption, it was taken in Truro, when Sunak was visiting Truro and Penwith College with MP Cherilyn Mackrory â proving once again that we really shouldnât believe everything we read on the internet.
