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On 7 November 2016, the day before the 2016 Presidential election, an image purportedly showing Hillary Clinton on the cover of Newsweek under the title Madam President was widely circulated on social media. Some disreputable web sites claimed that the photograph was evidence that the media had been colluding with the Clinton campaign in order to ensure a victory for the Democratic candidate: The above-displayed image is real. However, this image does not prove that the media was rigging the election for Hillary Clinton. It isn't uncommon for those in the souvenir business to prepare commemorative items anticipating major events well before they come to pass. In anticipation of the election outcome, two Newsweek-branded special commemorative publication covers were readied — one featuring Donald Trump and the other Hillary Clinton:This same strategy is often used (sometimes to embarrassing effect) for celebrity obituaries and sporting events; it's the reason you can buy the winning team's Super Bowl t-shirt minutes after the game clock hits zero: While Clinton's cover was widely circulated along with accusations of collusion, the magazine tweeted a picture of both covers on 7 November 2016, along with some clarifying information about who created them:
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