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    Karl Turner, the MP for Hull East, posted a picture of Rishi Sunak pulling a pint at the Great British beer festival on Tuesday, seemingly being disapproved of by an onlooker.

    Responding to Turner’s post, Michelle Donelan said: “In the era of deepfakes and digitally distorted images, it’s even more important to be able to have reliable sources of information you can trust.

    The science secretary then retweeted the “original” photograph, which was posted on the prime minister’s account and did not feature the disapproving side-eye.

    The picture also confirmed that the pint of beer that Sunak pulled had been replaced with one featuring a badly poured head of foam.

    The Labour chairman of the Commons business and trade committee, Darren Jones, earlier came to Turner’s defence, saying: “The real question is: how can anyone know if a photo is a deepfake?


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