British politician called out for sharing 'fake news' photo of Saskatoon refugee rally

Chelsea Laskowski · CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/refugee-rally-fake-news-saskatoon-1.4749320

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The unidentified woman in the photo wore an Amnesty International placard that read, "My door is open for refugees."

When that photo resurfaced in early 2017, it had been altered.

'My door is open for refugees' is a saying seen on placards at Saskatoon events even in the summer of 2018. (Amnesty International Saskatoon/Facebook)

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"My legs are open for refugees," the photo now read. The editing job was "poor and hastily done," Kretzel would later note on Twitter.

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But she was given reason to speak up last week when the former leader of the U.K. Independence Party and current broadcaster Nigel Farage tweeted out the image to his 1.2 million Twitter followers.

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