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  • 2017-05-25 (xsd:date)
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  • Pope Francis Smiled with President Obama, Frowned with President Trump? (en)
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  • A photograph purportedly showing Pope Francis' dour mood during a visit with President Trump went viral on 24 May 2017 after social media users compared it to a second image of the Pope smiling during a previous visit with President Obama: The image of Trump and the Pope was also compared to images of Pope Francis with other world leaders: These photographs are all genuine. However, the idea that the images prove that the Pope enjoyed visiting Obama and other world leaders more than Trump doesn't hold water. The images shown above were chosen to paint Trump in a negative light. One could select other images, however, to illustrate the exact opposite. For example, here's an image showing the Pope smiling with President Trump next to an image of the Pope frowning with President Obama: Furthermore, Evan Vucci, the Associated Press photographer who took the viral photograph of Trump with a frowning Pope Francis, told TIME that although this particular image doesn't show the Pope smiling, he wasn't in an unusually bad mood during the photo-op: It's possible that Pope Francis truly did enjoy meeting President Obama more than President Trump (or vice versa). However, this viral comparison does not offer proof of any kind. (en)
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