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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

White House appears to admit it altered image of Minnesota protester’s arrest to make her look like she was crying

The Trump administration on Thursday appeared to admit it digitally altered an image of an activist who was arrested for organizing a recent anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church to make it look like she was crying.

On Thursday, the same day federal officials announced the arrest of protest organizer Nekima Levy Armstrong, the White House X account shared an image of the leader in tears, with a caption that accused her of being a “far-left agitator” who led “church riots in Minnesota.”

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