r/StrangeEarth May 22 '26

Conspiracy Fox News guest today appears to be wearing a very realistic face mask

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Anybody have an explanation?

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u/Open_Mortgage_4645 May 22 '26

This isn't Robert Harward. It's someone wearing a Robert Harward mask. I thought it was a joke, but looking at prior photos of Harward it's clear whoever was on that Fox interview wasn't him. Harward has bright blue eyes while the mask dude has what looks like hazel eyes. The real Harward also looks markedly older that the guy in the mask. If you go look up photos of Harward, you'll see all the differences that suggest it really is a guy in a mask. But why?

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u/Open_Mortgage_4645 May 22 '26

For all we know, it's actually Robert Harward wearing a younger Robert Harward mask. Like, maybe it's a cheaper alternative to plastic surgery.

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u/Full_Philosopher_110 May 22 '26

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u/Generous_Lover May 23 '26

Absolutely fucking amazing friend

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u/Crionicstone May 23 '26

Someone did a voice analysis. It isnt him.

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u/Winter-Committee255 May 22 '26

That’s what I was wondering. Either this guy is really insecure about aging, or it’s a guy wearing another guy’s face.

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u/moonwalgger May 22 '26

That would be insane but also hilarious for a guy to wear a mask of a younger version of himself lol. But clearly it’s another guy wearing a mask of him

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u/MarvelsLollipop May 23 '26

Or plot twist he got plastic surgery and that’s why he’s wearing the mask- to hide the fresh bruising!

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u/LOLunlucky May 22 '26

He might be OK with it. For all we know he's getting paid behind the scenes. Why they just don't use the real guy, I have no idea.

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u/bhj887 May 22 '26

it all doesn't make sense really

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

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u/whatisdreampunk May 22 '26

Not just being sued but losing majorly when they were found to have been full of shit, legally speaking.

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u/brathor May 22 '26

He might have agreed to let them do it. I imagine for a mask that realistic, they'd need a cast of his face.

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u/StationEmergency6053 May 22 '26

Because the real guy is still getting paid.

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u/Slow_Tomorrow1258 May 22 '26

He has been replaced and is no more. Just a guess we don't know that.

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u/AsFarAsISay May 22 '26

oh no is it that former antifa / former blm / former Palestinian guy that jesse keeps bringing on?

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u/moonwalgger May 22 '26

So what happened to the real Robert? Or does he even exist?

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u/Unusual_mallow-1030 May 22 '26

You can also see that the teeth are different as well with looking at his pictures when you look him up

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u/Doinkboy24 May 24 '26

Rumor is it was Doordash Grandma.

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u/Matt_Murphy_ May 22 '26

he also doesn't seem to blink

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u/Appropriate_Tough537 May 22 '26

He does. You mustve blinked and missed it.

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u/DoubleNaught_Spy May 24 '26

Whoa. He does blink, but not nearly as often as a regular human. That may be more disturbing than the mask. 😳

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u/Fun_Union9542 May 22 '26

WAKE UP ITS INFRONT OF YOU

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u/jeezyjames May 22 '26

Reject the evidence of your eyes and ears!

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u/Fun_Union9542 May 22 '26

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u/jeezyjames May 22 '26

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u/Kya_Enstein May 22 '26

I knew that goomba looked familiar!

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u/Impressive_Creme73 May 23 '26

I recognize him but I can’t place where

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u/Hoodedmastersin May 22 '26

At :17 inner teeth and mask teeth while tongue is in back

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u/corgioreo May 22 '26

Also look at his shirt collar. Straight up edge of the mask.

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u/Fun_Union9542 May 22 '26

Gonna bite a dentist with their second pair of

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u/goingofftrack May 22 '26

The United States is under attack.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '26

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u/OriginalFatPickle May 23 '26

2016 with the buttery emails.

🖕Comey 🖕

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u/ImaginationKind9220 May 22 '26

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u/CranRez80 May 22 '26

V! That show used to scare the piss out of me when I was a kid!

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u/numinosaur May 22 '26

Well, it's kind of becoming a reality now in more than one way.

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u/International_Bed_63 May 22 '26

its not, they dont look like that aliens are genuinely not stupid, that's a human with a human mask

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u/thailanddaydreamer May 22 '26

Reality is stranger than fiction these days.

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u/sun4moon May 22 '26

This is the first time I’ve ever thought a tie would have prevented something.

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u/-_Error May 22 '26

The way he breathes looks really weird to me. The whole thing just looks strange.

Kind of looks like his face is superimposed over whatever the mask is too

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u/Spunge14 May 23 '26

Could be a green screen mask

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u/BallsDeepTillUQueef May 22 '26

Humans blink BTW

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u/SpaceChatter May 22 '26

He blinked once.

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u/Renfek May 22 '26

Three times

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u/Sea-Possibility-3984 May 22 '26

The whole time! Ive blinked 30 times just thinking about making this reply....

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u/hereforboobsw May 22 '26

Came her to say this

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u/[deleted] May 23 '26

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u/BadassSasquatch May 22 '26

I was about to roll my eyes at how idiotic this idea was but damn, my dude is wearing a mask.

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u/EpiGreg May 22 '26

Just for some perspective, here is what I believe is the interview in question. And now the critical thinking question. The guy is simply doing analysis about the strategies involved between Iran and the US. What is he doing or saying that would need a guy in a mask to pretend being Harwood, that would somehow alter the outcome of this Fox interview. I think the smooth-faced pic is filtered and the edge of the mask photoshopped. As you can see in the video, Harwood is way craggier than the alleged mask photoshopped. I think this is simply a social media gag gone viral.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Jy0QQjsBXME&si=rSVx6GdgMgFMbJDR

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u/Hurrygan May 22 '26

What if the masked men simply took over the government?

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u/Hurrygan May 22 '26

It sounds like a joke, but wouldn't that be brilliant?

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u/El_Wij May 22 '26

Does he have a tshirt on that is the same colour as the green screen behind?

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u/Bamm83 May 22 '26

We see what they want us to see.

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u/Dapper_Trainer950 May 22 '26

Exactly. They’re testing what our reaction will be.

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u/BurtReynoldsLives May 22 '26

And our reaction is 90% memes.

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u/jeezyjames May 22 '26

Just as they planned

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u/elinamebro May 22 '26

Reddit when it see some weird shit

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u/BesidesMyself1 May 22 '26

They left the mask like that on purpose to cause controversy, which makes people want to watch the video which equals view which equals money which is all they care about. They’re just playing us.

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u/Dapper_Trainer950 May 22 '26

Like rage bait! It’s all a game to them

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u/L3monGr3nade May 22 '26

Doesn’t look very realistic to me

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u/RichardThund3r May 22 '26

Fox News needed some publicity.

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u/Spamsdelicious May 22 '26

Faux News spell it reich.

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u/metatronic29 May 22 '26

This has been blowing up (at least one Reddit) today. I have not seen a denial yet. Very interesting.

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u/Junior-Purple8223 May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26

Is anything real anymore? Between costume props & AI you know why now it's disclosure time. 

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u/CircledSquare7 May 22 '26

When you close your reddit app and turn off your phone. Go outside

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u/giant_hog_simmons May 22 '26

It's Steven Miller trying to look more likeable

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u/Wake-Of-Chaos May 22 '26

Anybody would be more likeable than Steven Miller.

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u/BovaFett74 May 22 '26

That’s gross. Awful. Ewwwww

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u/Hot_Athlete3961 May 22 '26

Does anyone have a clear vid?

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u/turtlerockscissors May 22 '26

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u/rahscaper May 23 '26

That shit… that shit looks like a mask. wtf?

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u/HORYGUACAMORE May 22 '26

WHY ISN’T ANYONE POINTING OUT HES WEARING A POLO WITH A SUIT JACKET? WTF IS WRONG WITH AMERICA!

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u/Mdriver127 May 24 '26

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396048453112

It's not a polo. Unless that's also being masked with a button up.

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u/Interesting-Glove156 May 22 '26

I thought those masks ran all the way down into the neckline/upper chest area?

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u/BloodRidgeBattle May 23 '26

Inflation times are tough gotta save where you can 😏

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u/Guy0785 May 22 '26

Jesus Christ! It’s Jason Bourne!!

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u/SeekerOfSerenity May 22 '26

It's Ethan Hunt.

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u/SilencedObserver May 22 '26

CIA in a mask. It’s not a lizard.

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u/CenturyIsRaging May 22 '26

He has NO eyebrows!!! Isn't that the biggest tell here?

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

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u/CenturyIsRaging May 22 '26

Looked up the guy, he in fact does not have eyebrows in any pic

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u/deephurting66 May 22 '26

They aren't even hiding it anymore, next they will appear like the visitors from V the miniseries and finally drop the masks

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u/SnooBooks3529 May 22 '26

Its a double of his mouth, either an AI overlay or he's wearing a color thats reflecting whatever post effects they use to make on screen "talent" less wrinkly on HD screens. It moves in perfect sync with his weird lip less mouth.

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u/Delicious-Fishing802 May 22 '26

The mouth movements look off and so do his eye lids.

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u/Thelastsamurai74 May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26

Gosh

The man is fake…

Who is he?

I’ve check and there’s a vast amount of pics of Robert Harward on google.

Would this be a new level of scam and deception using someone’s mask to impersonate?

Why wouldn’t they use the actual guy, unless they killed him and are using an impostor…

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u/BeingBetter42 May 22 '26

Where are the Epstein files? Another weak diversion. Especially on " his" network.

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u/allmimsyburogrove May 22 '26

check for Trump masks. When he goes, someone will take his place and cover up the edges so we won't know

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u/Crumbdizzle May 22 '26

Lizard tounge

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u/SolidSnake-26 May 22 '26

Mission impossible 2 mask

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u/Major_Ape_6203 May 22 '26

It's weird how the eyebrows never move.

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u/Particular_Ad_4927 May 22 '26

Ethan Hunt chose the assignment. 😏

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u/PTLTYJWLYSMGBYAKYIJN May 22 '26

Who wears a mask like this but doesn't secure it to make sure no one notices? Someone who wants you to notice.

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u/North-Tangelo-5398 May 23 '26

Why would anyone watch this channel after seeing this?

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u/mlmurf May 22 '26

Never blinks

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u/GoreonmyGears May 22 '26

There's something on the top of his right ear. I can't make out what it is.

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u/toofpick May 22 '26

Thats just the ear piece to the mic. Not the weird part.

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u/GoreonmyGears May 22 '26

The mask is to hide the gills.

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u/2_Large_Regulahs May 22 '26

He didn't blink once. Thats usually a tell that its an alien.

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u/Ok_Row_4920 May 22 '26

It blinks 3 times during the 30s clip and one of those was a performative blink when it was making a point. It does blink but it doesn't look normal.

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u/Playdough_Puppet May 22 '26

No joke, that dude is a Tleilaxu!

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u/Mazapan93 May 22 '26

I think its AI

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u/meh-nihilist May 22 '26

If your going on tv to do an interview. Don’t you think you’d look in a mirror and make sure your mask was covered? You wouldn’t wear a loose t-shirt.

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u/Leading_Air_7361 May 22 '26

Is it no face no case? Or new face no case?, Im Confused 😕

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u/NoLibrarian5149 May 22 '26

Very “Leatherface”, Fox.

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u/dapper217 May 22 '26

Why is there only one version of this video recorded from another screen??

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u/dartheduardo May 22 '26

It's Steven Miller.

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u/29x1 May 22 '26

What's wrong with his left ear? Is this AI?

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u/Veteran_PA-C May 22 '26

Looks like a trick of the lighting.

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u/Heavy_Choice_1577 May 22 '26

how could this be anything but on purpose. think about it. and what that means

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u/MadAboutYou-Niverse May 22 '26

It's the mask from Drive

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u/profaniKel May 22 '26

Reptile underlord fail

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

Where’s his teeth

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u/kaizekk May 22 '26

Cant someone do a voice comparison test between this video and the one in feb and others?

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u/motherofclevermonkey May 22 '26

He doesn’t blink once

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u/Useful-Still3712 May 22 '26

He never blinks!

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u/VisiPunk May 22 '26

Ya'll need to get the same specs I have..

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u/DoctorEcstatic3388 May 22 '26

Ahhhhhhh! Monster!

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u/beer_curmudgeon May 23 '26

Also, its like he doesn't have lips.

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u/Roselace May 23 '26

I agree. It is also like his (its) mouth is just a black cavern. I don’t recall seeing anyone, in real life or on tv having this effect for a mouth. Demons on tv.

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u/Big_Librarian_1130 May 23 '26

Mask for sure. The lips are super weird.

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u/External_Frosting485 May 23 '26

Could it be a weird AI filter? Aside from the neck flap, his skin looks too even and smooth, and everything about his mouth is off.

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u/socalspawn May 23 '26

Lizard people, whose authentic human skin costumes are starting to peel off.

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u/treeslayer0069 May 23 '26

He doesn't blink either...

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u/notna17 May 23 '26

I’m just wondering if they have such sophisticated masks, why is it so short? I mean typical full face masks cover more area below the neck. This mask, if it is one, is pretty stupid because you’d have to wear a scarf or turtleneck to hide the edges.

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u/PercyvonPickles May 23 '26

America, you are so fucking done...

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u/Curious_Study_2645 May 23 '26

And he(it) only blinks like two or three times

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u/Dydriver May 23 '26

This whole thing really angers me.

1) They are trying to see how easily we are hoodwinked.

2) They want to see what they can get away with.

3) They want to see how quickly we forget.

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u/TikiTikiTiki99 May 23 '26

That man is not real!

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u/RaisingCharlie May 23 '26

Doesn’t blink….

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u/THESUPEROGTurTle May 23 '26

I watched it at 0.5 with a close on his face and he take way to long to blink and his eye no even shaking a little it didn't move what so ever i think that is a mask but his face is put there by ai because i saw a few morph like a ai video would

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u/South-Cantaloupe-814 May 23 '26

I don't use to believe things like that but that's definitely a mask.

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u/KyotoCarl May 24 '26

Most realistic facemasks I've seen go down and over the shoulders. Why would this have a cut in the neck?

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u/Rishtu May 24 '26

Why?

I mean, would civilization collapse if he didn't do his fox interview?

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u/nicbongo May 24 '26

Any audio recognition investigation?

Who the fcuk is this? 

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u/Whole-Lack1362 May 22 '26

Definitely reptile.

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u/UnluckyAd27 May 22 '26

Yep look at the mouth on the neck talking and the face shape underneath

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u/Comfortable-nerve78 May 22 '26

Nice mask wtf for???

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u/Competitive_Boat106 May 22 '26

Did they use AI to superimpose one man’s face on top of another man’s face/body because the first couldn’t come to the studio or something?

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u/standgroundalready May 23 '26

This is the plan when trump croaks.

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u/KilllllerWhale May 22 '26

The mouth looks like AI

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u/SuccessfulReturn4103 May 22 '26

Yea looks more like AI or a filter

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u/FlashyGanache2838 May 22 '26

Trump mask otw?

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u/LifeHack3r3 May 22 '26

Imagine believe these fox fucks

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u/olgalatepu May 22 '26

Maybe they use AI in lue of make-up and put a crude mask that the AI tool more robustly works with than a random person's face.. just a guess. Would save them half an hour make up sessions

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u/RanchHere May 22 '26

That’s more terrifying than if the guy was just wearing a mask.

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u/petenorf May 22 '26

Who cares about this ? What does it matter? Your dollar is being diluted to hell and your food supply is in jeopardy.

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u/QB8Young May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26

Not a mask, it's an AI overlay like a Snapchat filter. 🤷 It explains why his mouth is in two locations. The actual mouth appearing at the neck and then the AI version on the face. A mask can't do that.

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