 A Labour MP has come under fire after sharing a deepfake image of Rishi Sunak. Photoshop was used to distort the picture – shared on Twitter – taken at the Great British Beer Festival on Tuesday. In the original image, a member of staff watches on as the Prime Minister has a go at pulling a pint. But in the altered picture, the woman's eyes have been edited to create a 'side-eye' expression. A generous helping of extra foam has also been digitally added to the pint glass. Labour MP for Hull East Karl Turner posted the picture on Twitter with the caption: 'That's nowt like the pints the pull in our local boozer.' The post quickly gained attention on the social media platform, with many users questioning its authenticity. Retweeting Mr Turner's post, Science Secretary Michelle Donelan expressed her disapproval. The edited picture had been shared widely across social media (Picture: Twitter) She stated that the sharing of such a 'fake image' is 'pretty desperate stuff by Labour'. Ms Donelan – who was famously Education Secretary for 36 hours – wrote: 'In the era of deepfakes and digitally distorted images, it's even more important to be able to have reliable sources of information you can trust. 'No elected member of Parliament should be misleading the public with fake images. This is pretty desperate stuff from Labour…' Mr Turner later said he had not realised the image was a fake. The original image – as shared by the No 10 official Twitter account (Picture: Simon Walker) He apologised for sharing the image, writing on Twitter: 'My apologies for sharing what turns out to be a fake image of the PM. But can I just say that Rishi Sunak needs to stop telling deliberate lies to the nation. 'We desperately need a general election. Also my apologies for not attributing the image. I had no idea it was fake.' The Labour MP){kind=link}
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A Labour MP has come under fire after sharing a deepfake image of Rishi Sunak.
Photoshop was used to distort the picture – shared on Twitter – taken at the Great British Beer Festival on Tuesday.
In the original image, a member of staff watches on as the Prime Minister has a go at pulling a pint.
But in the altered picture, the woman’s eyes have been edited to create a ‘side-eye’ expression.