⚠️ Disinformation continues to target the LGBTQ community during pride month. This photo from a 2021 parade in the US state of California has been manipulated. The original features a participant wearing a plain white T-shirt
AFP identified the flag dancer in the photo -- matching leg tattoos and other physical features to pictures on the person's publicly available social media accounts --The person, who requested to remain anonymous, confirmed the picture shows them. They told AFP they do not own and would never wear a shirt like the one seen in the altered image circulating online.
The individual had posted on November 7, 2021 about attending the pride festivities in Palm Springs that day.The member of the Desert Flaggers was not the only person negatively affected by the manipulated image. The hoax picture appears to have originated on 4chan, a haven for misinformation and hate speech known for having little moderation. Users of the site shared an image of the"trans kids are sexy" graphic on June 1, 2023 followed by the doctored image purporting to show the parade participant wearing it, according to AFP's review of their activity.
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