Spot the difference... Welcome to the latest political scandal to hit Westminster – Poppygate.
If you’ve not heard the news already, Downing Street were found to have digitally added a remembrance poppy onto a photo of David Cameron. The image was then used on their official Facebook page.
The change was first noticed by eagle-eyed Twitter user Dylan Morris:
Has the official 10 Downing Street Facebook page photoshopped a poppy onto David Cameron for their new picture? pic.twitter.com/inLOOVcR5G
— Dylan H Morris (@dylanhm) November 2, 2015
They definitely have. Here's the original picture from July. Embarrassing. pic.twitter.com/SX9xOJsjor
— Dylan H Morris. (@dylanhm) November 2, 2015
Update: they’ve changed it to one of David Cameron wearing an actual poppy. That was fun while it lasted. pic.twitter.com/tOhnk0agq4
— Dylan H Morris. (@dylanhm) November 2, 2015
According to The Guardian the original photo was actually uploaded to Facebook way back in July, and has already been widely used in Downing Street publicity materials.
A spokesperson for No 10 said the embarrassing incident – now called ‘Poppygate’ – was due to an ‘oversight’ and that the digitally enhanced picture has been removed.
Not before Twitter had their fun with it, though…
.@BestoftheMail @dylanhm
Now with added patriotism. pic.twitter.com/TQ26i6mUmy— Pirate Bob (@wcskeptic) November 2, 2015
Here's a poppy wearing a photoshopped David Cameron badge pic.twitter.com/8KPdPCTEEI
— ste (@stevahen) November 2, 2015
@paulwaugh @mrjamesob @dylanhm Thank god they didn't go for the first draft of that photoshop! pic.twitter.com/FexJreOBST
— Ian Payne (@01101001) November 2, 2015
The Downing Street social media team are just taking the piss now. #poppygate pic.twitter.com/Txb9IIwhIc
— Stuart Robertson (@stupendous223) November 2, 2015
For shame RT @NUPW2015 I expect we'll see a picture of Ed Miliband eating a poppy soon? pic.twitter.com/oIppenxKPW
— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) November 2, 2015
Next time @Number10gov try to blur the lines a bit more #photoshop pic.twitter.com/FWg0V8Nq6T
— Christopher John (@mrchrisjohn) November 2, 2015
'Jeremy from Islington wants to know why the Prime Minister isn't wearing a MASSIVE poppy?' #pmqs pic.twitter.com/X7AeacCu0a
— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) November 2, 2015
I see NO evidence that David Cameron’s poppy pic was Photoshopped. People need to stop jumping to conclusions. pic.twitter.com/xISpGwESD1
— Tom Phillips (@flashboy) November 2, 2015
