Winnipeg Pride photo altered, shared with claim it shows 'Twitter staff protesting Elon Musk'

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Winnipeg Pride photo altered, shared with claim it shows 'Twitter staff protesting Elon Musk'
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Twitter staff insulting new boss Elon Musk at a protest? ❌ This manipulated image doing the rounds on a string of platforms was taken at a Pride march in Canada in 2013 and the text on the banner has been altered

A Google reverse image search found the original photo in aIn the photo, the banner features the text"Wild prairie furs & friends" alongside a rainbow, which is a symbol of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement.The photo is titled:"Gay Pride Furries".The caption reads:"There were furries at the Pride march in Winnipeg today. Other than people wanting pictures, nobody seemed bothered by them, and nobody harrassed them .

Meanwhile, staff at Twitter protested Elon Musk's layoff plans in an open letter in late October, before the Tesla boss finalised the takeover deal, TIME magazine

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