MSNBC host ridicules Republican campaign ad using fake photo of Obama with Iranian leader

MSNBC host Chris Hayes mocked a Republican political action committee on Friday for airing a commercial backing Sen. Russ Johnson (R-WI) in party by using a photo of President Barack Obama purportedly shaking hands with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani.

“This is really amazing — can you believe that President Obama actually shaking hands with the president of Iran?” Hayes asked sarcastically. “Of course, he never did that.” In reality, Hayes explained, the two leaders have never met in person.

“It would be monumental news if they had,” he said, adding that the picture appeared to have been photoshopped from an image of Obama meeting then-Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2011.

The All In host also pointed out that Restoration PAC, the Illinois-based group behind the commercial, reacted somewhat defensively when asked about the discrepancy by Buzzfeed.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Restoration spokesperson Dan Curry said on Thursday. “You’re saying that’s a photoshop — can you explain what you’re talking about?”

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