Rep. Paul Gosar defends use of fake photo depicting Obama shaking hands with Iranian president

Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar, the GOP congressman who became famous when his six brothers and sisters appeared in campaign ads warning people not to vote for him, Tweeted a fake photo that showed former Obama shaking hands with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani with the caption, "The world is a better place without these guys in power."

The world is a better place without these guys in power. pic.twitter.com/gDoXQu9vO5

— Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) January 6, 2020

People pointed out that the photo was a fake based on a 2011 photo of Obama and India's prime minister:

U.S. congressman sharing a fake photo. This photoshopped from Obama meeting India's prime minister. https://t.co/7UMjyPwFDQ pic.twitter.com/ckRZx3ktok

— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) January 6, 2020

Gosar pretended he knew that all along, calling everyone who called him out "dim witted":

2. The point remains to all but the dimmest: Obama coddled, appeased, nurtured and protected the worlds No. 1 sponsor of terror. The world is better without Obama as president. The world will be better off without Rouhani.

— Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) January 6, 2020

People responded with their own fakes, like these:

That is photoshopped. Just like this one. pic.twitter.com/g6O2KUW0Ml

— Mo Latno Bill Phelan (@MoBill) January 6, 2020

pic.twitter.com/hdJBLDDt4p

— Gargolito (@gargolito) January 7, 2020

And real photos, like this:

https://twitter.com/ReelDancing/status/121429982542172979

My favorite Gosar fake is the one at the top, created by our own @beschizza.