Justin Trudeau Roasted For Using Fake MacBook in Press Photo
Written by SOURCE on May 19, 2021
Prime Ministers, they get laptop status anxiety—just like us!
A photo of Justin Trudeau using as lowly HP laptop masquerading as a Macbook has been making the rounds on the Internet. The image shows him cheerfully leading a video conference behind a computer with what appears to be a white Apple sticker slapped over a Hewlett Packard logo. The black, rounded charger cable is further proof of his tech subterfuge. There’s also the Windows operating system that can clearly be seen on the larger screen over Trudeau’s shoulder.
The image went undetected on the “Team Trudeau Training” portal of the Liberal Party’s website for months until right-wing pundits with photo analysis technology went full Zapruder on it, crying foul.
“Why is Canada’s Prime Minister pretending his boring old HP laptop is a trendy MacBook?” tweeted Toronto Sun journalist Bryan Passifiume.
“Why the deception?” tweeted another conservative naysayer. “Is everything fake?”
“Nothing is real about this girly-boy,” said another.
And so on.
A Liberal Party spokesperson confirmed to Vice that yes, the laptop is indeed a fugazi, and that he’d borrowed it from a volunteer in order to thank staff on a video call.
Still, the damage has been done. Trust has been broken, lies have been exposed. Forget all that other stuff—#stickergate will be his legacy.
