# Real or fake photo? (tRump and Putin in 2018) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 21, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-or-fake-photo-trump-and-putin-in-2018/980116 "2023-02-21T00:51:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-or-fake-photo-trump-and-putin-in-2018/980116/1 "2023-02-21T00:51:35Z")
See this (the top photo) on reddit: [https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor/comments/117al8r/presidents\_day/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=ios\_app&utm\_name=iossmf](https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor/comments/117al8r/presidents_day/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) Since tRump is around 6’3" and Putin is around 5’7", I wonder how tRump allowed this photo to get made. Did he allow Putin to stand on a box? Or is it possibly a fake photo? It’s not particularly relevant to any political point, which is why I’m putting this question here. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-or-fake-photo-trump-and-putin-in-2018/980116/2 "2023-02-21T00:54:39Z")
Maybe Trump was just in the process of getting up. You know, from his genuflect. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-or-fake-photo-trump-and-putin-in-2018/980116/3 "2023-02-21T00:56:06Z")
CNN analyzed this exact picture, so going to assume it is real: > **[Trump and Putin: the pictures tell the story | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/18/opinions/these-pictures-tell-story-of-trump-and-putin-ben-ghiat/index.html)** > > 'Strongmen' try to convey dominance over others, but photos from the Helsinki visit between the American President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed the insecurities of both men underneath the façade of power, writes Ruth... You can also purchase this picture from Getty images: > **[Trump Putin Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images](https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/trump-putin)** > > Find Trump Putin stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Select from premium Trump Putin of the highest quality. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-or-fake-photo-trump-and-putin-in-2018/980116/4 "2023-02-21T01:23:39Z")
Is he walking down some steps? That would explain to me why he’s looking down at this feet. There will also be some distortion in their relative heights by a photograph taken from a lower angle in which the person closer to the camera will look a bit taller, but this looks more to me like one person is actually one step lower on some steps or something. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-or-fake-photo-trump-and-putin-in-2018/980116/5 "2023-02-23T00:57:24Z")
Ha ha! Is that what they call the act now?